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Aethriamanta brevipennis

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Species of dragonfly

Scarlet marsh hawk
Male, Sabah, Borneo
female
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Aethriamanta
Species: A. brevipennis
Binomial name
Aethriamanta brevipennis
(Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Libellula brevipennis Rambur, 1842
Aethriamanta brevipennis male

Aethriamanta brevipennis, scarlet marsh hawk, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in many Asian countries.

Subspecies

Three subspecies recognized.

  • 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.

It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes.

See also

References

  1. ^ Mitra, A. (2020). "Aethriamanta brevipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T167270A83374763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167270A83374763.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  3. ^ "Aethriamanta brevipennis Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  4. ^ "Aethriamanta brevipennis Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  5. 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.
  6. Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van, 2008-08-01
  7. ^ 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.
  8. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 445.
  9. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.

External links

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Taxon identifiers
Aethriamanta brevipennis


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