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)
Megalogomphus smithii (Selys, 1854)
Male
- Suborder:
- Anisoptera
- Family:
- Gomphidae
- Genus:
- Megalogomphus
- Species:
- Megalogomphus smithii (Selys, 1854)
- Global IUCN status:
- Data Deficient
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Extremely Rare
- Flight Seasons:
- April
- Local Distribution:
- Sylhet
- Global Distribution:
- India
- Identification Key:
- Head black, marked with yellow or grass-green; abdomen black, marked with dorsal and basal yellow spots. Segments 8 and 9 with large baso-dorsal yellow spots; occiput without spines. Abdomen black, with very broad dorsal yellow markings; the lateral black stripe on thorax very narrow, covering less than the posterior half of mesepimeron; mesothorasic collar not interrupted and very broadly confluent with the antehumeral stripes.
- Distinguishing Feature:
- The species is easily determined by the broad extent of its yellow markings, excelled only by M. flavicolor. It is the only species in which the legs are black marked with yellow, M. flavicolor having the legs entirely yellow, whilst other species have them entirely black. In its colour and markings it appears most nearly related to M. superbus.
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 54.5 mm
Female: 52 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 42.5 mm
Female: 46 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Black
Female: Black - Eye Color:
- Male: Yellowish green
Female: Yellowish green
- COI Gene Sequence: Not available
- CO1 Protein sequence: Not available