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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- Cratilla (1)
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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)
Onychargia atrocyana (Selys, 1865) — The Marsh Dancer
Male
Male
- Suborder:
- Zygoptera
- Family:
- Platycnemididae
- Genus:
- Onychargia
- Species:
- Onychargia atrocyana (Selys, 1865)
- Common name:
- The Marsh Dancer
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- All year round
- Local Distribution:
- Rajshahi, Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong, Khulna
- Global Distribution:
- Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 23 mm
Female: 23 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 17 mm
Female: 18 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Pale yellow
Female: Brownish - Eye Color:
- Male: Black above brown below
Female: Black above greyish green below
- Description:
- Most of the damselflies of Bangladesh are very colorful, particularly the males. However, unlike many other damselflies, Onychrgia atrocyana are black in color. But this unique color makes it distinct from the other species. The juvenile are like females and can be distinguished from the mature male by the presence of yellow antehumeral stripe.
- COI Gene:
>gi|554518207|gb|KF369467.1| Onychargia atrocyana voucher RMNH.INS.229207 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
AACCCTCTATTTAATATTTGGAGCTTGAGCAGGGATAGCAGGAACCGCACTAAGTATATTAATTCGAGTTGAATTAGGTCAGCCAGGGTCTTTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAGTAGTTACAGCACACGCCTTCGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATGCCCATCATAATTGGGGGGTTCGGAAACTGATTAGTTCCCCTTATACTAGGGGCACCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGATTAAACAATATAAGATTTTGACTCTTACCCCCTTCCTTAACCTTATTACTAGCAAGAAGATTAGTAGAAAGAGGGGCCGGAACTGGTTGGACAGTTTATCCTCCTCTAGCAGGGGCTATTGCCCACGCCGGAGGGTCAGTAGATTTAACCATCTTTTCACTACACTTAGCTGGTGTATCGTCAATTCTAGGAGCAATCAATTTCATCACAACAACAATTAACATAAAATCCCCAGGAATGAAAATAGATCAAATACCACTATTTGTGTGAGCAGTAGTAATTACCGCAGTCCTATTATTACTATCTCTTCCAGTATTAGCCGGAGCTATCACCATATTATTAACCGACCGAAATATTAATACTTCCTTTTTTGATCCGGCAGGGGGAGGAGACCCAATCTTATATCAACATTTATTC
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|U5T9T8|U5T9T8_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Onychargia atrocyana GN=COI PE=3 SV=1
TLYLMFGAWAGMVGTALSMLIRVELGQPGSLIGDDQIYNVVVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLIPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSLTLLLASSLVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHAGGSVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTTINMKSPGMKMDQMPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNINTSFFDPAGGGDPILYQHLF