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)
Zyxomma petiolatum (Rambur, 1842) — Brown Dusk Hawk
Female
Female
- Suborder:
- Anisoptera
- Family:
- Libellulidae
- Genus:
- Zyxomma
- Species:
- Zyxomma petiolatum (Rambur, 1842)
- Common name:
- Brown Dusk Hawk
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- April - December
- Local Distribution:
- Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong, Khulna
- Global Distribution:
- Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
- Distinguishing Feature:
- The shape of the anal loop, and of the abdomen, together with the broad brown apices of the wings, will serve to distinguish this species from all other dragonflies.
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 40 mm
Female: 39.5 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 33.5 mm
Female: 35 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Blackish
Female: Blackish - Eye Color:
- Male: Emerald green
Female: Dull green
- COI Gene:
>gi|391352963|dbj|AB709240.1| Zyxomma petiolatum mitochondrial COI gene for cytochrome oxidase subunit 1, partial cds, isolate: RF1205
ATTAGTACCATTAATATTAGGAGCACCAGATATGGCCTTCCCTCGATTAAATAATATAAGATTCTGATTATTACCACCATCATTCACATTATTATTGGCAAGTAGTATAGTTGAAAGAGGAGCAGGAACAGGATGAACCGTTTATCCTCCACTAGCAGGAGCTATTGCACATGCAGGAGCATCAGTAGATTTAACAATCTTCTCCTTACATTTAGCAGGTGTAAGTTCAATTTTAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATCACTACAGTAATTAATATAAAATCACCGGGAATAAAAATAGATCAAATACCCTTATTTGTATGAGCAGTAGTAATCACAGCAGTATTATTATTATTATCACTTCCTGTACTAGCAGGAGCTATTACAATACTATTAACAGATCGTAATCTTAACACATCATTCTTTGATCCAGCAGGTGGAGGAGACCCAATTTTATAT
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|I4DX71|I4DX71_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Zyxomma petiolatum GN=COI PE=3 SV=1
LVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSFTLLLASSMVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTVINMKSPGMKMDQMPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNLNTSFFDPAGGGDPILY