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Neurothemis intermedia

{{Short description|Species of dragonfly}}

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| image = Neurothemis intermedia 05455.jpg

| image_caption = Male

| image2 = Paddyfield parasol (Neurothemis intermedia) female Kanha.jpg

| image2_caption = Female

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Subramanian, K.A. |date=2010 |title=Neurothemis intermedia |volume=2010 |page=e.T167308A6326614 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167308A6326614.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| genus = Neurothemis

| species = intermedia

| authority = (Rambur, 1842)

| synonyms =

}}

Neurothemis intermedia,{{World Odonata List}} the paddyfield parasol, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries.{{cite book |last1=K.A. |first1=Subramanian |last2=K.G. |first2=Emiliyamma |last3=R. |first3=Babu |last4=C. |first4=Radhakrishnan |last5=S.S. |first5=Talmale |title=Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India |date=2018 |publisher=Zoological Survey of India |isbn=9788181714954|pages=342–343}} Four subspecies are recognized.Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01{{cite web

|url=http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/234373|title=Neurothemis intermedia Rambur, 1842|publisher=India Biodiversity Portal|access-date=2017-02-14}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/604/Neurothemis-intermedia|title=Neurothemis intermedia Rambur, 1842|publisher=Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies|access-date=2017-02-14}}

Subspecies

  • Neurothemis intermedia atalanta Ris 1919
  • Neurothemis intermedia degener Selys, 1879
  • Neurothemis intermedia excelsa Lieftinck, 1934
  • Neurothemis intermedia intermedia (Rambur, 1842)

Description and habitat

It is a yellowish red dragonfly with reddish brown eyes. It has a broad basal amber-yellow marking at base of all wings. Its abdomen is reddish with a ventro-lateral brownish stripe interrupted at apical end of segments 3 to 8. Young males and females are more yellowish red. It is more common at sea level all along the coast but becoming rare in the hills.{{cite book|author=C FC Lt. Fraser|author-link=Frederic Charles Fraser|title=The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III|publisher=Taylor and Francis|location=Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London|year=1936|pages=[https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3/page/n368 357]-359|url=https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3}}{{cite book|author=C FC Lt. Fraser|author-link=Frederic Charles Fraser|title=A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species|year=1924|pages=437|url=http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf}}

See also

References

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  • [http://www.dragonflypix.com/speciespages_en/neurothemis intermedia.html World Dragonflies]
  • [http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Neurothemis_intermedia/classification/ Animal diversity web]
  • [http://www.asia-dragonfly.net/globalResults.php?Species=109 Query Results]
  • [http://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/p/dragonfly-order-odonata-diversity-of_1479.html Sri Lanka Biodiversity]

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Category:Libellulidae

Category:Insects described in 1842

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