Erythrodiplax maculosa

Erythrodiplax maculosa
Systematics
Subordination :	Dragonflies (Anisoptera)
Superfamily :	Libelluloidea
Family :	Libellulidae (Libellulidae)
Subfamily :	Sympetrinae
Genre :	Erythrodiplax
Type :	Erythrodiplax maculosa
Scientific name
	Erythrodiplax maculosa
	( Linnaeus , 1758)

Erythrodiplax maculosa is a species of dragonfly in the genus Erythrodiplax from the subfamily Sympetrinae .

features

Construction of the Imago

The lips, the front end of the mouthparts, the so-called labrum , the back of the head, the anteclypeus , the thorax , the abdomen and the legs are black. The postclypeus, however, is yellow. Like the vertex, the forehead is metallic blue-black, with two yellow spots on the forehead to the left of the compound eyes . The wings are transparent except for a small shadow on the front and a large shadow on the hind wing. The pterostigma is ashen yellow. the front wing reaches a length of about 17 mm and a width of 5 mm, whereas the rear wing reaches a length of 16.5–17.5 mm and a width of 5.5 mm. The pterostigma of the fore wing is 1.8 to 2.1 mm long. The abdomen reaches a length of 13 to 15 mm.

Construction of the larva

The larva has a hairless body except for the prothorax . The head is longer than the thorax with four notches on the lower jaw. The molar tooth formula is (2-4), but always without a molar dam. The third segment of the antennae is the longest. The paired side plates (ventrolateral plates) of the eleventh abdominal segment , the so-called paraproct , are smooth when viewed from the side.

Web links

Entry on ITIS
Erythrodiplax maculosa inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: von Ellenrieder, N., 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2014.

credentials

↑ Henrik Steinmann: World Catalog of Odonata (Volume II Anisoptera) [p. 455], de Gruyter, 1997, ISBN 3-110-14934-6
↑ Newton Dias Dos Santos : DESCRIPTION OF THE MALE OF ERYTHRODIPLAX MACULOSA (HAGEN) . In: Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 37, No. 4, 1944, p. 389.
↑ Donald Joyce Borror : ADDITIONAL NOTES ON ERYTHRODIPLAX MACULOSA (HAGEN) . In: Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 37, No. 4, 1944, p. 393.
↑ Muzón and Garré: Description of the last instar of Erythrodiplax paraguayensis (Aniosoptera: Libellulidae) . In: Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent . 64, 2005, pp. 85-91.

[Steinmann-1] Henrik Steinmann: World Catalog of Odonata (Volume II Anisoptera) [p. 455], de Gruyter, 1997, ISBN 3-110-14934-6

[Annals_of_the_Entomological_Society_of_America_(389)-2] Newton Dias Dos Santos : DESCRIPTION OF THE MALE OF ERYTHRODIPLAX MACULOSA (HAGEN) . In: Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 37, No. 4, 1944, p. 389.

[Annals_of_the_Entomological_Society_of_America_(393)-3] Donald Joyce Borror : ADDITIONAL NOTES ON ERYTHRODIPLAX MACULOSA (HAGEN) . In: Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 37, No. 4, 1944, p. 393.

[Rev._Soc._Entomol._Argent.-4] Muzón and Garré: Description of the last instar of Erythrodiplax paraguayensis (Aniosoptera: Libellulidae) . In: Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent . 64, 2005, pp. 85-91.