Species profile

Drepanosticta sundana

(Krüger, 1898)

Taxonomic path

SuborderZygoptera

FamilyPlatystictidae

GenusDrepanosticta

DDData Deficient
EndemicJava

Last updated: 29 September 2026

Drepanosticta sundana

Diagnosis

Drepanosticta sundana is the largest species of Drepanosticta found in Java, with an abdomen length of 40–42 mm. This species is commonly known as the two-banded shadowdamsel because it has two bands on the lateral sides of the synthorax. The prothorax is characterized by a pair of pale brown, club-shaped processes on either side of the posterior lobe, projecting almost vertically upward and bearing a row of fine hairs of the same colour at their apices. Abdominal segments 9–10 are black, while the anal appendages are black with brown tips.

Morphological Characters

Anal Appendage
Male anal appendage
© Maurits Anne Lieftinck (1929)
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Locality

Distribution

This species is endemic to Java. Lieftinck (1954) described this species as "universal in Java", based on numerous specimens from various locations across the island.

Ecology

Habitat

This species has been recorded in small watercourses and streams in shaded environments, as well as in secondary forests, ranging from sea level to an altitude of 900 m (Lieftinck, 1954).

Remarks

Notes

Additional notes will be added in future revisions.

Literature

References

2 references
  1. 1

    Lieftinck, M.A. (1929). Contributions to the Dragonfly fauna of the Sondaic Area. Tijdschrift voor entomologie, 72, 109-147.

  2. 2

    Lieftinck, M.A. (1954). Hand list of Malaysian Odonata: A catalogue of the dragonflies of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo, including the adjacent small islands. Treubia, 22: 1-202.