Gynacantha chaplini

Gynacantha chaplini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Gynacantha
Species:
G. chaplini
Binomial name
Gynacantha chaplini
Khan 2021[1]

Gynacantha chaplini is a species[2] of dragonfly described from North-eastern Bangladesh.[1]

Range

Bangladesh

Etymology

The species is named in honor of the famous British actor and director, Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (masculine noun, singular in the genitive case). The trapezium-shaped marking of the postfrons of the new species resembles Chaplin’s iconic toothbrush moustache.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Md Kawsar Khan (June 2021). "Gynacantha chaplini sp. nov., a new dragonfly from Bangladesh (Odonata: Aeshnidae)". Odonatologica. ISSN 0375-0183. Wikidata Q110189075.
  2. ^ "Gynacantha chaplini". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-12-10.


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