Odonata of Bangladesh
List of Species
- Anisoptera (57)
- Aeshnidae (6)
- Gomphidae (5)
- Libellulidae (45)
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- Aethriamanta (1)
- Brachydiplax (3)
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- Diplacodes (2)
- Hydrobasileus (1)
- Indothemis (2)
- Lathrecista (1)
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- 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)
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- Zyxomma (1)
- Macromiidae (1)
- Zygoptera (45)
Agriocnemis kalinga (Nair & Subramanian, 2015)
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- Suborder:
- Zygoptera
- Family:
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus:
- Agriocnemis
- Species:
- Agriocnemis kalinga (Nair & Subramanian, 2015)
- Global IUCN status:
- This taxon has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- All year round
- Local Distribution:
- Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong, Khulna
- Description:
- Agriocnemis kalinga often found associated with Agriocnemis femina and Agriocnemis pygmaea. All the species are morphologicallly similar and available in same area which makes it often difficult to distinguish.
- Male Description:
- Male Agriocnemis kalinga is a tiny green damselfly. Length of the abdomen is 13-14 mm and length of the hind wing 9-10 mm. Head is apple green with black cap above. Thorax is black, green antehumeral stripe and laterally green. Legs are yellowish, outer side of femora is black. Wings are transparent, pterostigma yellow. The male is different from the other two similar species (Agriocnemis femina and Agriocnemis pygmaea) having a green rounded spot in abdominal segment 2. Abdominal segment 1 is green, segment 3-7 are laterally green, dosally black, segment 8-10 are laterally and ventrally yellow, dorsally black. Caudal appendages are yellow.
- Female Description:
- The female is apple green in color, remains in close association of the male. The color of the juvenile female varies from green to yellow. Eyes are green, black capped. Wings are transparent, greenish pterostigma. Legs are whitish with black spine. Thorax is greenish, abdomen yellowish.
- COI Gene Sequence: Not available
- CO1 Protein sequence: Not available