Tetrathemis platyptera

Tetrathemis platyptera
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Tetrathemis
Species:	T. platyptera
Binomial name
Tetrathemis platyptera Sélys, 1878
Synonyms [1]
Tetrathemis flavaKrüger, 1902 Tetrathemis pulchraLaidlaw, 1902

Tetrathemis platyptera, ^[2] the pigmy skimmer, ^{[3] [4]} is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries and locally common over much of its range. ^{[1] [5]}

Description and habitat

It is a small dragonfly with yellow face and bluish green eyes. Its thorax and abdomen are yellow with broad black marks. Its wings are transparent, with fore-wings faintly and hind-wings broadly tinted with yellow at the bases. Females are similar to males. ^{[3] [4] [6] [7] : 429–430}

It breeds in vegetated ponds and wells. The female stabs her eggs onto dry twigs hanging over water. The eggs hatch out in rains and the naiads fall directly into the water below. ^{[1] [3] [7] : 429–430  [8]}

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  Female
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  Mating
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  Laying eggs on a hanging wire over the pool

See also

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

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2020). "Tetrathemis platyptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T163647A138281957. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T163647A138281957.en . Retrieved 5 March 2024.
2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
3. "Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
4. "Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
5. 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. 379–380. ISBN   978-81-8171-495-4.
6. 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.  250–251.
7. F.C. Fraser (1924). "A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species". Records of the Indian Museum. 26: 423–522. Retrieved 2024-03-05– via Internet Archive.
8. S. Foerster (1998). "Oviposition high above water in Micrathyria dictynna Ris (Anisoptera:Libellulidae)" (PDF). Odonatologica. 27 (3). research.steffenfoerster.com: 365–369. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

External links

• Data related to Tetrathemis platyptera at Wikispecies
• Media related to Tetrathemis platyptera at Wikimedia Commons