Scarlet skimmer

Scarlet skimmer
C. s. servilia, male
C. s. mariannae, male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Crocothemis
Species: C. servilia
Binomial name
Crocothemis servilia
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Libellula ferruginea Fabricius, 1793
  • Libellula servilia Drury, 1773
  • Libellula soror Rambur, 1842

The scarlet skimmer[1][2] or ruddy marsh skimmer,[3] Crocothemis servilia,[4] is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to east and southeast Asia and introduced to Jamaica, Florida, and Hawaii.[1][5]

It is a medium sized blood red dragonfly with a thin black line along the mid-dorsal abdomen. It breeds in ponds, ditches, marshes, open swamps and rice fields.[6][7][8][3][2]

There are two known subspecies; Crocothemis servilia servilia Drury, 1773[9] and Crocothemis servilia mariannae Kiauta, 1983.[10] C. s. mariannae lacks the mid-dorsal black stripe.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dow, R.A. (2013). "Crocothemis servilia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T163607A14897503. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. 1 2 "Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. 1 2 "Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  4. ↑ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  5. ↑ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 316–317. ISBN 9788181714954.
  6. 1 2 C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 345–347.
  7. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 437.
  8. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  9. ↑ "Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773". gbif.org. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Crocothemis servilia mariannae Kiauta". gbif.org. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  • "Crocothemis servilia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 February 2006.
  • Chen et al (2009) Common edible insects and their utilization in China. Entomological Research 39:299-303
  • Ying et al (2001) Three edible odonata species and their nutritive value. Forest Research 14:421-424
  • Scarlet skimmer at USGS
  • Insects as food in China Chen et al (2009)
  • Nutritive value Ying et al (2001)

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