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)
Neurothemis intermedia (Rambur, 1842) — Ruddy Meadow Skimmer
Male
Female
Female
- Suborder:
- Anisoptera
- Family:
- Libellulidae
- Genus:
- Neurothemis
- Species:
- Neurothemis intermedia (Rambur, 1842)
- Common name:
- Ruddy Meadow Skimmer
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- All year round
- Local Distribution:
- Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong, Khulna
- Global Distribution:
- Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Identification Key:
- Yellow area at base of wings not very sharply defined and rather pale in color; costal border of wings pale yellow to as far as pterostigma; a pale brown humeral stripe on thorax.
- Distinguishing Feature:
- The limited nature of the basal marking of wings will determine this species from all others except N. intermedia atalanta, in which this marking is much more sharply defined and in which the costal area is not tinted with yellow. The marking in adults is also darkly enfumed.
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 23 mm
Female: 22.5 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 25.5 mm
Female: 26.5 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Bright reddish brown
Female: Bright reddish brown - Eye Color:
- Male: Reddish brown above yellowish brown below
Female: Paler
- COI Gene:
>gi|440656303|gb|KC122227.1| Neurothemis intermedia voucher MZDF08 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
ATTCGGATTGAATTAGGACAGCCAGGTTCTCTAATTGGGGATGATCAGATCTATAATGTAATTGTCACTGCCCACGCCTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATGGTAATACCTATTATAATTGGGGGGTTCGGAAATTGATTGGTCCCATTAATACTTGGGGCACCAGATATGGCCTTTCCACGACTCAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTTTACCCCCTTCTTTCACTTTACTGTTAGCCAGAAGTATAGTTGAAAGAGGGGCAGGAACAGGATGAACAGTTTACCCTCCTCTAGCAGGGGCCATTGCACATGCCGGAGCATCTGTAGACTTAACAATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTGGCGGGTGTTTCATCAATTTTAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACAGTAATTAATATGAAGTCTCCTGGTATAAAGTTAGATCAGATACCCTTATTTGTATGGGCAGTAGTAATCACTGCAGTACTCCTATTATTATCCCTGCCAGTTCTTGCTGGGGCTATTACTATACTATTAACTGATCGAAATATTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGAGGGGGAGACCCAATTTTATAT
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|L7SQ31|L7SQ31_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Neurothemis intermedia PE=3 SV=1
IRIELGQPGSLIGDDQIYNVIVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSFTLLLASSMVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTVINMKSPGMKLDQMPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNINTSFFDPAGGGDPILY