Urothemis signata
{{Short description|Species of dragonfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Greater Crimson Glider Urothemis signata Male by Kadavoor.jpg
| image_caption = Male U. s. signata
| image2 = Greater Crimson Glider Urothemis signata Female by Kadavoor.jpg
| image2_caption = Female U. s. signata
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Urothemis
| species = signata
| authority = (Rambur, 1842)
| synonyms = {{small|Libellula signata Rambur, 1842}}
}}
Urothemis signata,{{World Odonata List}} the greater crimson glider, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries. A number of subspecies are recognized for this species.Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
Subspecies
There are four subspecies are recognized.
- Urothemis signata aliena Selys, 1878 - Australia and New Guinea
- Urothemis signata insignata (Selys, 1872) - Sundaland
- Urothemis signata signata (Rambur 1842) - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China and Indochina{{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=397–398}}
- Urothemis signata yiei Asahina, 1972 - Taiwan
File:Scarlet basker (Urothemis signata insignata) male.jpg]]
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with red eyes. thorax and abdomen. Its wings are transparent with an amber colored spot surrounded by a dark-brown patch in the base of hind-wings. Its abdomen is blood-red, with some black marking on the
dorsum of segments 8 and 9. Female is similar to the male; but yellowish in color. The black spots on the dorsum is repeated on segments 3 to 7. Juvenile and sub-adult males also have these marks.
This species breeds in ponds and slow flowing rivers, typically in lowland areas. The males often found perch on exposed twigs. This species has managed to colonise urban water bodies and park ponds.{{cite book|last=Subramanian|first=K. A.|title=Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India|year=2005|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/lifescape/odonates-dragonflies.pdf}}{{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/n453 442]–444|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/256203|title=Urothemis signata Rambur, 1842|publisher=India Biodiversity Portal|access-date=2017-02-18}}{{cite web
|url=http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/649/Urothemis-signata|title=Urothemis signata Rambur, 1842|publisher=Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies|access-date=2017-02-18}}
Image gallery
File:Urothemis signata at Vechoochira 08.jpg|Urothemis signata at Vechoochira, Kerala, India.
File:Greater crimson glider dragonfly (2014).jpg|Urothemis signata from India
=See also=
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.dragonflypix.com/speciespages_en/urothemis signata.html World Dragonflies]
- [http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Urothemis_signata/classification/ Animal diversity web]
- [http://www.asia-dragonfly.net/globalResults.php?Species=1515 Query Results]
- [http://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/p/dragonfly-order-odonata-diversity-of_1479.html Sri Lanka Biodiversity]
External links
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Urothemis signata}}
- {{Commons category-inline|Urothemis signata}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q2668199}}
Category:Insects described in 1842
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