Biology:Lathrecista asiatica
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Lathrecista |
| Species: | L. asiatica
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| Lathrecista asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)[2]
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Lathrecista asiatica,[3] the asiatic blood tail,[4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[5] It is the only species in its genus.[3] It is widespread, occurring from India to Australia.[1][6][7][8]
Subspecies
- Lathrecista asiatica asiatica
- Lathrecista asiatica festa (Selys, 1879)
- Lathrecista asiatica pectoralis (Kaup in Brauer, 1867)
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown-capped grey eyes and blood red tail. Its thorax is copper brown with a pair of narrow parallel yellow stripes on dorsal side and yellow with stripes on the sides. Segments 1 and 2 of the abdomen have broad lateral stripes and a fine mid-dorsal stripe. Segments 3 to 8 are bright crimson-red with apical sutures narrowly black. Segments 9 and 10 are black. Anal appendages are black. The abdomen of the female is brown.[9]
It breeds in marshes associated with ponds and streams.[9][10]
Etymology
The genus name Lathrecista is derived from the Greek λαθραῖος (lathraios, "clandestine" or "hidden") and κίστη (kistē, "basket"), referring to the inconspicuous male appendages.[11]
The species name asiatica is derived from the Latin asiaticus ("Asian" or "of Asia"). The original specimens of the species were collected in India.[2][11]
See also
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dow, R.A.; Kakkasery, F. (2017). "Lathrecista asiatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T167353A83373550.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167353/83373550. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fabricius, J.C. (1798) (in la). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae : Proft et Storch. pp. 573 [283]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.65803. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42138779.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/lifescape/odonates-dragonflies.pdf.
- ↑ "Species Lathrecista asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Lathrecista_asiatica.
- ↑ "Lathrecista asiatica Fabricius, 1798". India Biodiversity Portal. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/227535.
- ↑ "Lathrecista asiatica Fabricius, 1798". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/593/Lathrecista-asiatica.
- ↑ 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. 332–333. ISBN 978-81-8171-495-4.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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. 282–284. 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. p. 431. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283318421_The_Naming_of_Australia's_Dragonflies.
Data related to Lathrecista asiatica at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q2070561 entry
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