Biology:Epithemis mariae
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Epithemis |
| Species: | E. mariae
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| Epithemis mariae (Laidlaw, 1915)
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Amphithemis mariae Laidlaw, 1915 | |
Epithemis mariae[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae known commonly as the rubytailed hawklet.[3][4] It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India . The species is found in small colonies closely associated with forested marshes.[3][4][5][6]
Description and habitat
It is a small dragonfly having black pro-thorax and thorax with a broad greenish yellow humeral stripe on either side. Segments 1-3 of the abdomen are brick-red, the remaining segments are black; segments 4-7 have a basal yellow ring. Female is golden yellow with black markings.[7]
This species occurs in small colonies in bogs at the foot of the hills where it breeds.[7][8][9]
See also
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
References
- ↑ Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Epithemis mariae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T175179A7117994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175179A7117994.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/175179/7117994. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Epithemis mariae Laidlaw, 1915". India Biodiversity Portal. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/227089. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Epithemis mariae Laidlaw, 1915". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/587/Epithemis-mariae. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ↑ K. G. Emiliamma, C. Radhakrishnan. "Odonata (Insecta) of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India". Western ghats field Research Station, Zoological Survey of India,Calicut. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/098/01/0157-0167.pdf. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ↑ 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. 324–325. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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. 258–259. https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3.
- ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. pp. 430. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf.
- ↑ Laidlaw, F. F. (1915). "Notes on Oriental Dragon-Flies in the Indian Museum". Rec. Indian Mus. 11: 337–339. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/011/04/0337-0339.pdf. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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