Odonata of Bangladesh
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- Zygoptera (45)
Aciagrion occidentale (Laidlaw, 1919) — Green-Striped Slender Dartlet
- Suborder:
- Zygoptera
- Family:
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus:
- Aciagrion
- Species:
- Aciagrion occidentale (Laidlaw, 1919)
- Common name:
- Green-Striped Slender Dartlet
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Uncommon
- Flight Seasons:
- July
- Local Distribution:
- Chittagong
- Global Distribution:
- Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Identification Key:
- Ground-color blue, with black markings on head, thorax, and abdomen; species found in wet evergreen forests or marshes. Very small and slender species; abdominal segment 8 with a black elongated dorsal triangular mark, its base at apex of segment, apex nearly reaching base of segment.
- Distinguishing Feature:
- The male is easily distinguished by its attenuated abdomen and the triangular black spot on the dorsum of segment 8.
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 23.5 mm
Female: 24 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 15.5 mm
Female: 16 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Blackish grey
Female: Blackish - Eye Color:
- Male: Bottle green with small black cap
Female: Black paling to yellow
- Description:
- Also known as Aciagron paludensis (Fraser, 1922).
- COI Gene:
>KM096996.1 Aciagrion occidentale voucher JO 5 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
ATTGGAGATGACCAAATTTATAATGTAGTAGTAACTGCGCATGCATTTGTTATAATTTTCTTCATAGTTATACCCATCATAATTGGGGGATTTGGAAACTGGCTGGTTCCATTAATGTTAGGTGCACCAGATATTGCTTTCCCTCGATTAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCACCATCCTTAACACTTCTATTAGCAAGAAGATTAGTAGAAAGAGGGGCCGGAACTGGTTGGACTGTCTACCCCCCATTGGCAGGAGTAATTGCCCATGCTGGAGCATCAGTAGATTTAACTATTTTCTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGGGTATCCTCAATTTTAGGGGCTATTAATTTCATCACAACCACTATTAATATAAAATCTCCGGGTATAAGTATAGATCAAATACCATTATTTGTGTGAGCTGTAGTTATTACAGCAGTTTTATTATTATTATCATTACCTGTATTGGCAGGTGCCATCACTATGTTATTAACTGATCGAAATAGTAATACATTGGGGACTCGG
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|A0A097IYF1|A0A097IYF1_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Aciagrion occidentale GN=COI PE=3 SV=1
IGDDQIYNVVVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDIAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSLTLLLASSLVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGVIAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTTINMKSPGMSMDQMPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNSNTLGTR