Biology:Aethriamanta brevipennis
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
| Scarlet marsh hawk | |
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| Male, Sabah, Borneo | |
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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: | Aethriamanta |
| Species: | A. brevipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aethriamanta brevipennis (Rambur, 1842)
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Aethriamanta brevipennis,[2] scarlet marsh hawk,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in many Asian countries.[1][5]
Subspecies
Three subspecies recognized.[6]
- Aethriamanta brevipennis brevipennis Rambur, 1842 – scarlet marsh hawk
- Aethriamanta brevipennis circumsignata Selys, 1897 – square-spot basker
- Aethriamanta brevipennis subsignata Selys, 1897 – black-headed basker
Description and habitat
It is a small dragonfly with dark reddish-brown eyes. Its thorax is dark chocolate-brown on dorsum and humeral region, paling on sides. Wings are transparent, tinted with deep golden-amber at base. Abdomen and anal appendages are bright red. Female is similar to the male; but greenish-yellow in colors.[7]
It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes.[7][8][9][3][4]
See also
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mitra, A. (2020). "Aethriamanta brevipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T167270A83374763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167270A83374763.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167270/83374763. Retrieved 19 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 "Aethriamanta brevipennis Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/226507.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Aethriamanta brevipennis Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/570/Aethriamanta-brevipennis.
- ↑ 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. 304–305. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ↑ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
- ↑ 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. 445-447. 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. 445. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide. http://www.ias.ac.in/Publications/Overview/Dragonflies.
- brevipennis.html World Dragonflies[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- Animal diversity web
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External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2243453 entry
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