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Species of dragonfly
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]
O. p. neglectum (mainland Asia)
O. p. schneideri (Malay peninsula and Borneo)
O. p. clelia (Philippines and Taiwan)
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
^
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 .
^ 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 .
^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005).
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF) .
^
a
b
"Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839" . India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-15 .
^
a
b
"Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839" . Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-15 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^
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.
^
C FC Lt. Fraser (1924).
A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF) . p. 432.