Tramea basilaris
{{short description|Species of dragonfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Tramea basilaris,Red Marsh Trotter.jpg
| image_caption = male
| image2 = Keyhole Glider (Tramea basilaris) (11857165716).jpg
| image2_caption = female
| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Tramea
| species = basilaris
| authority = (Palisot de Beauvois, 1817)
| synonyms =
- Tramea burmeisteri {{small|Kirby, 1889}}
- Trapezostigma basilare {{small|Palisot de Beauvois, 1817}}
}}
Tramea basilaris,{{World Odonata List}} also known as the keyhole glider, red marsh trotter, or wheeling glider, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found throughout most of Africa, Arabia and in Asia.{{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=383-384}} Capable of very long migration and nomadic flight, it reached Europe once, being recorded (a pair) at the island of Linosa, Sicily (Italy) in 2016 (ViganĂ² et al. 2017). Similarly, this species is able to use the trade winds to reach the Caribbean and South Americas, where it was caught in Suriname, "Guadeloupe" and "martinique" (Meurgey and Picard 2011).
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized red dragonfly with extremely long anal appendages. It can be distinguished from other species of this genus by the two brownish black hind-wing patch surrounded by a golden yellow areola in the base. Female is similar to male; but yellowish in color.
This species is found at pools, ponds, marshes, lakes and water tanks. Typical reproducing habitats are grassy marshes and ponds, but this species may be found anywhere during migrations. They are seen in tireless soaring flight in sunny days, sometimes in conspecific groups or in mixed groups of other soaring dragonflies like Pantala flavescens or Hydrobasileus croceus. It perches on exposed twigs; sometimes with the abdomen held downwards to balance in wind.{{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/n443 432]-434|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=445|url=http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf}}{{cite web
|url=http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/234384|title=Tramea basilaris Palisot de Beauvois, 1817|publisher=India Biodiversity Portal|access-date=2017-02-17}}{{cite web
|url=http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/640/Tramea-basilaris|title=Tramea basilaris Palisot de Beauvois, 1817|publisher=Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies|access-date=2017-02-17}}
See also
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Category:Insects of the Middle East
Category:Insects described in 1817
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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