Tramea transmarina
{{Short description|Species of insect}}
{{Speciesbox
|image=Red glider (Tramea transmarina) male Rarotonga.jpg
|image_caption=Male, Cook Islands
|status=LC
|status_system=IUCN3.1
|taxon=Tramea transmarina
|authority=Brauer, 1867{{Cite journal|last=Brauer|first=F.|year=1867|title=Beschreibung neuer exotischer Libellen aus den Gattungen Neurothemis, Libellula, Diplax, Celithemis und Tramea|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26724502|journal=Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien|volume=17|pages=3–26 [21]|via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}
|range_map=Tramea propinqua distribution map.svg
|synonyms=
Tramea samoensis (Brauer, 1867)
Trapezostigma euryale (Selys, 1878)
Tramea propinqua (Lieftinck, 1942)
Tramea transmarina intersecta (Lieftinck, 1975)
}}
Tramea transmarina, known as the red glider or northern glider, is a species of dragonfly in the Libellulidae family. The type locality for Tramea transmarina is Fiji, but subspecies are found in the islands of the Pacific, north-eastern Australia and Southeast Asia.{{World Odonata List}}{{cite book|title=The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia|year=2006|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|isbn=0-643-09073-8|author1=Theischinger, Günther|author2=Hawking, John|name-list-style=amp }}
Taxonomy
The following names are considered to be alternative names to Tramea transmarina {{small|Brauer, 1867}}:
- Trapezostigma euryale Selys, 1878
- Tramea transmarina intersecta Lieftinck, 1975
- Tramea propinqua Lieftinck, 1942{{efn|According to the World Odonata List. However, some sources, such as the Australian Faunal Directory, consider Tramea propinqua a valid, separate species.{{Cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Tramea_propinqua|title=Species Tramea propinqua Lieftinck, 1942|last=|first=|date=2012|website=Australian Faunal Directory|publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study|access-date=20 February 2017}}}}
- Tramea samoensis Brauer, 1867
Description
Wings
Tramea transmarina mating.jpg|Mating pair
Tramea propinqua female wings (34219449354).jpg|Female
Tramea propinqua male wings (34931701821).jpg|Male
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Category:Insects of Southeast Asia
Category:Insects of New Guinea