Tetrathemis platyptera

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Tetrathemis platyptera
Tetrathemis platyptera male by kadavoor.jpg
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Libellulidae
Genus:
Tetrathemis
Species:
T. platyptera
Binomial name
Tetrathemis platyptera
Sélys, 1878
Synonyms
  • Tetrathemis flava Krüger, 1902
  • Tetrathemis pulchra Laidlaw, 1902
Tetrathemis platyptera,pigmy skimmer

Tetrathemis platyptera,[2] pigmy skimmer,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries and locally common over much of its range.[1][5]

Description and habitat[edit]

It is a small dragonfly with yellow face and bluish green eyes. Its thorax and abdomen are yellow with broad black marks. Its wings are transparent, with fore-wings faintly and hind-wings broadly tinted with yellow in base. Females are similar to males.[6][7][3][4]

It breeds in vegetated ponds and wells. Female stabs eggs on dry twigs hanging over water. The eggs hatch out in rains and the larvae fall directly into the water below.[7][1][8]

  • Female

    Female

  • Mating

    Mating

  • Laying eggs on a hanging wire over the pool

    Laying eggs on a hanging wire over the pool

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dow, R.A. (2020). "Tetrathemis platyptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T163647A138281957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T163647A138281957.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Template:World Odonata List
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  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. 379–380. ISBN 9788181714954.
  6. ↑ 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. 250–251.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 430.
  8. ↑ S. Foerster (1998). "Oviposition high above water in Micrathyria dictynna Ris (Anisoptera:Libellulidae)" (PDF). Odonatologica. research.steffenfoerster.com. 27 (3): 365–369. Retrieved 17 February 2017.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

External links[edit]


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