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)
Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842) — Rufous Marsh Glider
Male
Male
- Suborder:
- Anisoptera
- Family:
- Libellulidae
- Genus:
- Rhodothemis
- Species:
- Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842)
- Common name:
- Rufous Marsh Glider
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- All year round
- Local Distribution:
- Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong, Khulna
- Global Distribution:
- Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Distinguishing Feature:
- The very short contiguity of the eyes, the discoidal field beginning with a row of 3 cells and then continued on as rows of 2 cells, and the very characteristic armature of the legs identify thisspecies.
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 27 mm
Female: 27 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 34.5 mm
Female: 34.5 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Light ochreous
Female: Light ochreous - Eye Color:
- Male: Reddish brown and scarlet red
Female: Paler
- COI Gene:
>gi|765556275|gb|KJ873228.1| Rhodothemis rufa isolate F44 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
ATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGTAACTGATTAGTACCTTTAATATTAGGTGCTCCAGATATGGCATTCCCTCGTTTAAATAACATGAGATTCTGATTATTACCTCCTTCTTTTACTTTACTTTTATCCAGAAGTTTAGTGGAAAGAGGAGCTGGAACAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTCTAGCAGGAGCTATTGCACATGCTGGAGCATCAGTAGATTTAACAATTTTTTCACTACACTTAGCAGGTGTTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTATTAATTTCATTACTACAGTAATTAATATAAAATCACCTGGAATAAAGTTAGATCAGCTACCTCTTTTCGTATGAGCAGTAGTAATTACTGCTGTCTTATTATTACTATCTTTACCAGTATTAGCTGGAGCCATTACCATACTATTAACTGATCGAAATATTAATACATCTTTCTTTGATCCCGCTGGAGGAGGAGACCCTATTCTTTATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTT
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|A0A0H3VAR7|A0A0H3VAR7_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Rhodothemis rufa GN=COI PE=3 SV=1
MVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSFTLLLSSSLVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTVINMKSPGMKLDQLPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNINTSFFDPAGGGDPILYQHLFWFF