Species Profile of Drepanosticta sundana (Odonata: Platystictidae)

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Usnil Khotimah
Odonata Conservation Action Program, SSRS Indonesia Biodiversity Hub, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia

Avinda Fani Ari Umayana
IPB SSRS Association in IPB University, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia

Popi Ithriyatina
IPB SSRS Association in IPB University, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia

Aulia Ulfa
SSRS Indonesia Biodiversity Hub, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia

M. Miftakhul Ulum
Agency of National Park of Gunung Halimun Salak – Ministry of Forestry

Muhammad Desna Noronhae
Agency of National Park of Gunung Halimun Salak – Ministry of Forestry

Senjaya Mercusiana
Agency of National Park of Gunung Halimun Salak – Ministry of Forestry

ABSTRACT

Drepanosticta sundana is a damselfly species from the family Platystictidae that is primarily associated with clean freshwater habitats in forested environments. The species is typically found around waterfalls and forest streams with fast-flowing water, low light intensity, and high humidity, where human disturbance is minimal. D. sundana is ecologically important as a bioindicator of freshwater ecosystem health due to its sensitivity to environmental change, particularly water pollution. In addition, the species provides indirect economic value by supporting environmental monitoring efforts and contributing to the conservation of forest–freshwater ecosystems with ecotourism potential.

CITATION

Khotimah U, Umayana AFA, Ithriyatina P, Ulfa A, Ulum MM, Noronhae MD, Mercusiana S. 2026. Indonesia Species Profile of Drepanosticta sundana (Odonata: Platystictidae). SSRS INABIODIV Species Profile and Information. Vol. 2: No. 0010. https://publishing.ssrs.or.id/ojs/index.php/ssrs-inabiodiv