Odonata of Bangladesh
List of Species
- Anisoptera (57)
- Aeshnidae (6)
- Gomphidae (5)
- Libellulidae (45)
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- Aethriamanta (1)
- Brachydiplax (3)
- Brachythemis (1)
- Bradinopyga (1)
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- Crocothemis (1)
- Diplacodes (2)
- Hydrobasileus (1)
- Indothemis (2)
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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)
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- Zyxomma (1)
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- Zygoptera (45)
Agriocnemis lacteola (Selys, 1877) — Milky Dartlet
- Suborder:
- Zygoptera
- Family:
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus:
- Agriocnemis
- Species:
- Agriocnemis lacteola (Selys, 1877)
- Common name:
- Milky Dartlet
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- All year round
- Local Distribution:
- All over the country
- Global Distribution:
- Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Thailand
- Identification Key:
- Abdomen palest blue, with the black dorsal markings very restricted. Abdominal segments 4 to 10 unmarked with black.
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 17 mm
Female: 17 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 10 mm
Female: 16 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Black in forewing & pale blue in hindwing
Female: Pale yellow with grey center - Eye Color:
- Male: Pale blue capped with black
Female: Olive green capped with black
- Description:
- Agriocnemis Lecteola is a tiny damselflies like other Agriocnemis species. The species is closely similar to Agriocnemis pieris and often difficult to differentiate.
- Male Description:
- Male eyes are green, brownish capped. Prothorax brownish. Thorax is brownish with white antehumeral stripe. Abdominal segments and caudal appendages are white. Eyes are green, black capped. Post ocular spot green. Wings hyaline, pterostigma black in the fore wing and pale blue in hind wing. Legs are white with black spine. Prothorax black, Thorax dorsally black, yellow antehumeral stripe present and laterally white. Abdominal segments are white, black spots present in abdominal segments 1-3, segments 4-10 and caudal appendages are white.
- Female Description:
- The females are often seen perching with males in the grassland. The eyes are green, black capped, blue postocular spot present. Prothorax and thorax is black, green antehumeral spot present, thorax is laterally greenish. Abdominal segments 1-9 are laterally blue, dorsally black, abdominal segments 10 is completely black. Anal appendages are blue.
- COI Gene Sequence: Not available
- CO1 Protein sequence: Not available