Aethriamanta brevipennis
Aethriamanta brevipennis,[2] scarlet marsh hawk,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in many Asian countries.[1][5]
Scarlet marsh hawk | |
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Male, Sabah, Borneo | |
female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Aethriamanta |
Species: | A. brevipennis |
Binomial name | |
Aethriamanta brevipennis (Rambur, 1842) | |
Synonyms | |
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Subspecies
Three subspecies recognized.[6]
- Aethriamanta brevipennis brevipennis Rambur, 1842 – scarlet marsh hawk
- Aethriamanta brevipennis circumsignata Selys, 1897 – square-spot basker
- Aethriamanta brevipennis subsignata Selys, 1897 – black-headed basker
Description and habitat
It is a small dragonfly with dark reddish-brown eyes. Its thorax is dark chocolate-brown on dorsum and humeral region, paling on sides. Wings are transparent, tinted with deep golden-amber at base. Abdomen and anal appendages are bright red. Female is similar to the male; but greenish-yellow in colors.[7]
It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes.[7][8][9][3][4]
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See also
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
References
- Mitra, A. (2010). "Aethriamanta brevipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167270A6320703.
- Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
- "Aethriamanta brevipennis Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- "Aethriamanta brevipennis Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 304–305. ISBN 9788181714954.
- Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
- C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 445-447.
- C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 445.
- Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
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