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Tetrathemis platyptera (Selys, 1878) — Pigmy Skimmer

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Suborder:
Anisoptera
Family:
Libellulidae
Genus:
Tetrathemis
Species:
Tetrathemis platyptera (Selys, 1878)
Common name:
Pigmy Skimmer
Global IUCN status:
Least Concern
Eco-system:
Freshwater
Abundance:
Uncommon
Flight Seasons:
April - October
Local Distribution:
Sylhet
Global Distribution:
China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Identification Key:
Apices of wings hyaline, uncolored.
Abdomen Size:
Male: 16.5 mm
Female: 15 mm
Wing Size:
Male: 19.5 mm
Female: 21.5 mm
Wing Spot:
Male: Black
Female: Black
Eye Color:
Male: Emerald green
Female: Emerald green
Description:
Also known as Tetrathemis flava (Kruger, 1902), Tetrathemis pulchra (Laidlaw, 1902).
COI Gene:
>KC122235.1 Tetrathemis platyptera voucher MZDF27 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 gene, partial cds; mitochondrial 

ATCTTCGGTGCTTGGGCCGGAATAGTCGGTACAGCGCTAAGAGTGCTAATTCGAATTGAATTAGGTCAACCAGGATCTCTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTAACTGCTCATGCATTTGTAATAATTTTTTTCATAGTAATACCCATTATAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGATTAGTACCATTAATATTAGGAGCACCAGATATAGCTTTCCCCCGACTTAATAATATAAGTTTTTGGCTTCTACCTCCTTCTTTCACCCTTCTTTTAGCAAGAAGAATTGTTGAAAGAGGTGCTGGGACTGGATGAACTGTATATCCCCCACTTGCTGGAGCAATTGCACATGCCGGAGCCTCAGTAGATTTAACAATTTTTTCATTACACCTCGCAGGTGTTTCATCTATTTTAGGGGCCATTAATTTTATTACAACAGTAATTAATATAAAGTCACCTGGAATAAAACTAGATCAATTACCTTTATTCGTATGAGCGGTAGTAATTACTGCTGTTTTATTATTACTATCCTTACCAGTCCTAGCAGGAGCAATCACAATACTTTTAACAGATCGAAATATTAACACATCRTTCTTCGATCCAGCAGGGGGAGGAGACCCAATCCTATATCAACACTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCACCCTGAAGTT
CO1 Protein:
>tr|L7SQ86|L7SQ86_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Tetrathemis platyptera PE=3 SV=1 

IFGAWAGMVGTALSVLIRIELGQPGSLIGDDQIYNVIVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSFTLLLASSIVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTVINMKSPGMKLDQLPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNINTSFFDPAGGGDPILYQHLFWFFGHPEV
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