Tramea loewii

Tramea loewii
Male in Darwin, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
Family:Libellulidae
Genus:Tramea
Species: T. loewii
Binomial name
Tramea loewii
Kaup, 1866[2]
Synonyms

Tramea tillyardi (Lieftinck, 1942)

Tramea loewii, the common glider, is a species of dragonfly in the Libellulidae family.[3][4] It is found in the Cocos Islands, Moluccas, Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia and the western Pacific. Since 2005, Tramea loewii has also been recorded in New Zealand.[5]

Description

Tramea loewii is a medium to large dragonfly (wingspan 85 mm, length 45 mm). The synthorax is striped yellowish to brown on a purplish background. The abdomen is red with the last two segments having black markings. There are dark patches at the base of its hindwings. The female is a duller brown. Tramea loewii is very similar to Tramea stenoloba which has a darker synthorax, and larger genital dimensions.[5]

Habitat

Tramea loewii inhabits a wide range of still waters, ponds and swamps, and may breed many times in a year. In Australia it is widespread except for the far south-west of the continent.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rowe, R. & Marinov, M. (2013). "Tramea loewii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T197100A2480630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197100A2480630.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Brauer, Friedrich; Kaup, J.J. (1866). "Beschreibungen neuer exotischer Libellen". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 16: 563–570 [563] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Species Tramea loewii Kaup, 1866". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 296. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
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