Sympetrum madidum
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Sympetrum madidum is a species of dragonfly of the genus darter ( Sympetrum ) from the subfamily Sympetrinae . It performs in the United States and British Guiana . The American name is Red-veined Meadowhawk .
Characteristics and nutrition
The nymph is relatively small at 16 mm, spotted green-brown and very similar to those of the Sympetrum pallipes . It feeds on insects that live in the water, such as mosquito , fly and mayfly larvae, as well as freshwater crabs . Even small fish and tadpoles are not safe from it. The imago reaches a length of 40 to 45 mm. Mainly it differs from other representatives of the genus darter ( Sympetrum ) by its red veins in the wings and their reddish / golden hue . The males are red on the head and abdomen , dark on the thorax with yellow spots on the sides, while the females are yellowish-brown in color. Sympetrum madidum feeds on almost all flying insects that have a shell that is not too hard, such as mosquitoes, small butterflies , mayflies, flying ants and termites .
Naming
The species was first described as Diplax madida in 1861 by Hermann August Hagen using a female from Missouri . The holotype is now in the Louis Agassiz Museum of Comparative Zoology . In 1875 Hagen delivered another nom. nud. Description as Diplax flaviscota . Under this name he also described a male from San Diego in 1888, which is now also in the Agassiz Museum. In between, Edmond de Selys-Longchamps described a male specimen as Diplax chrysoptera in 1883 . This animal is now in the Sely's Collection .
Web links
- Entry on ITIS
- Sympetrum madidum inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Listed by: Paulson, DR, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
credentials
- ^ Mark Lung and Stefan Sommer: Sympetrum madidum . [1] (March 9, 2006)
- ^ Henrik Steinmann - World Catalog of Odonata (Volume II Anisoptera) [p. 477], de Gruyter, 1997, ISBN 3-110-14934-6