Aethriamanta Explained

Aethriamanta is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[1] Species of Aethriamanta are found in Madagascar, through Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia.

Species

This genus Aethriamanta includes the following species:[2]

MaleFemale Scientific nameCommon Name Distribution
Aethriamanta aethra Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Aethriamanta brevipennis scarlet marsh hawk[3] Asia
Aethriamanta circumsignata square-spot basker[4] Australia, and New Guinea
Aethriamanta gracilis Sumatra and Borneo Philippines, Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Lao
Aethriamanta nymphaeae L-spot basker northern Australia
Aethriamanta rezia pygmy basker[5] Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genus Aethriamanta Kirby, 1889. 2012. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 27 February 2017.
  2. Web site: World Odonata List. University of Puget Sound. 21 October 2010. Martin Schorr . Martin Lindeboom . Dennis Paulson. https://web.archive.org/web/20101028100057/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 28 October 2010 . live.
  3. Book: Subramanian, K. A.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. 2005.
  4. Book: The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. 2006. CSIRO Publishing. 0-643-09073-8. Günther Theischinger . John Hawking .
  5. Clausnitzer, V. . 2016 . Aethriamanta rezia . 2016 . e.T59793A83843446 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59793A83843446.en . 12 November 2021.