Orthetrum pruinosum
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species:
O. pruinosum
Binomial name
Orthetrum pruinosum
(Burmeister, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Libellula petalura Brauer, 1865
  • Orthetrum petalura Kirby, 1890
Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk , Orthetrum pruinosum

Orthetrum pruinosum,[2] the crimson-tailed marsh hawk,[3][4][5] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widespread species occurring from west India to Japan and south to Java and the Sunda Islands.[4][5][6] A molecular phylogenetics study of Orthetrum dragonflies revealed that Orthetrum pruinosum is a cryptic species.[7]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized.[1]

Description and habitat

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with dark thorax with slight purple pruinescence and purple colored abdomen. Young males have red abdomen as in Orthetrum chrysis. Females of both species look similar. It breeds in ponds, lakes and sluggish streams.[8][9]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b Sharma, G. (2010). "Orthetrum pruinosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167097A6301540. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167097A6301540.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  3. ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  5. ^ a b "Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  6. ^ 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. 355–356. ISBN 9788181714954.
  7. ^ Hoi Sen Yong; Phaik-Eem Lim; Ji Tan; Yong Foo Ng; Praphathip Eamsobhana & I. Wayan Suana (2014). "Molecular phylogeny of Orthetrum dragonflies reveals cryptic species of Orthetrum pruinosum". Nature. Scientific Reports 4. Nature Publishing Group: Article number: 5553. doi:10.1038/srep05553. PMC 5381552. PMID 24989852.
  8. ^ 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. 311–313.
  9. ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 432.


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