Biology:Neurothemis intermedia

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Neurothemis intermedia
Neurothemis intermedia 05455.jpg
Male
Paddyfield parasol (Neurothemis intermedia) female Kanha.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Neurothemis
Species:
N. intermedia
Binomial name
Neurothemis intermedia
(Rambur, 1842)

Neurothemis intermedia,[2] the paddyfield parasol, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries.[3] Four subspecies are recognized.[1][4][5][6]

Subspecies

  • Neurothemis intermedia atalanta Ris 1919
  • Neurothemis intermedia degener Selys, 1879
  • Neurothemis intermedia excelsa Lieftinck, 1934
  • Neurothemis intermedia intermedia (Rambur, 1842)

Description and habitat

It is a yellowish red dragonfly with reddish brown eyes. It has a broad basal amber-yellow marking at base of all wings. Its abdomen is reddish with a ventro-lateral brownish stripe interrupted at apical end of segments 3 to 8. Young males and females are more yellowish red. It is more common at sea level all along the coast but becoming rare in the hills.[7][8]

See also

  • List of odonates of Sri Lanka
  • List of odonates of India
  • List of odonata of Kerala

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Subramanian, K.A. (2010). "Neurothemis intermedia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167308A6326614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167308A6326614.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167308/6326614. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  3. 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. 342–343. ISBN 9788181714954. 
  4. Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
  5. "Neurothemis intermedia Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/234373. 
  6. "Neurothemis intermedia Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/604/Neurothemis-intermedia. 
  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. 357-359. https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3. 
  8. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. pp. 437. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf. 

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