Odonata of Bangladesh
List of Species
- Anisoptera (57)
- Aeshnidae (6)
- Gomphidae (5)
- Libellulidae (45)
- Acisoma (1)
- Aethriamanta (1)
- Brachydiplax (3)
- Brachythemis (1)
- Bradinopyga (1)
- Camacinia (1)
- Cratilla (1)
- Crocothemis (1)
- Diplacodes (2)
- Hydrobasileus (1)
- Indothemis (2)
- Lathrecista (1)
- Lyriothemis (1)
- Macrodiplax (1)
- Neurothemis (3)
- Onychothemis (1)
- Orthetrum (7)
- Palpopleura (1)
- Pantala (1)
- Potamarcha (1)
- Rhodothemis (1)
- Rhyothemis (3)
- Tetrathemis (1)
- Tholymis (1)
- Tramea (2)
- Trithemis (3)
- Urothemis (1)
- Zyxomma (1)
- Macromiidae (1)
- Zygoptera (45)
Aethriamanta brevipennis (Rambur, 1842) — Scarlet Marsh Hawk
Male
- Suborder:
- Anisoptera
- Family:
- Libellulidae
- Genus:
- Aethriamanta
- Species:
- Aethriamanta brevipennis (Rambur, 1842)
- Common name:
- Scarlet Marsh Hawk
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- March - November
- Local Distribution:
- All over the country
- Global Distribution:
- Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 18.5 mm
Female: 16 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 24.5 mm
Female: 23 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Blackish brown
Female: Greyish white - Eye Color:
- Male: Dark reddish brown
Female: Dark reddish brown
- Male Description:
- The young male of the species are yellow, like the female counterpart of the species. However, can be separated from the female by observing the anal appendages, also the black ring in the abdomen is absent in the young males. The adult males are red. Eyes are brown, legs are black, thorax is dark chocolate brown. Wings are transparent, deep amber present at base, pterostigma black. Abdomen deep red, segments 4-6 contain black dorsal spot. Anal appendages are red.
- Female Description:
- Females are yellow, green eye with brown capped above. Thorax and abdominal segments are yellow, black ring present in the abdominal segments which helps to distinguish females from young males.
- COI Gene:
>gi|444300747|gb|KC287158.1| Aethriamanta brevipennis voucher MZDF18 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
ATTCGAATTGAACTAGGACAACCAGGTTCAATAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTTATTGTAACAGCCCACGCTTTCGTTATAATTTTCTTCATAGTTATACCAGTTATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTAGTACCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATGGCATTCCCTCGATTAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTACTTCCACCCTCTTTCACACTACTTCTTGCAGGAAGATTGGTTGAAAGAGGTGCTGGAACAGGATGAACTGTTTACCCCCCTTTAGCAGGAGCAATTGCTCATGCAGGAGCCTCAGTAGATCTAACTATTTTTTCACTACATTTAGCAGGAGTATCATCTATTCTAGGAGCTATTAACTTTATTACTACCGTAATTAATATAAAATCACCCGGAATATCTCTTGATCAAATACCTTTATTCGTATGAGCAGTAGTAATTACGGCAGTACTATTACTATTATCCCTACCCGTATTAGCAGGGGCAATCACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATATTAACACATCC
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|L7YDG5|L7YDG5_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Aethriamanta brevipennis GN=COI PE=3 SV=1
IRIELGQPGSMIGDDQIYNVIVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPVMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSFTLLLAGSLVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTVINMKSPGMSLDQMPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNINTS