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- Suborder:
- Anisoptera
- Family:
- Libellulidae
- Genus:
- Tetrathemis
- Species:
- Tetrathemis platyptera (Selys, 1878)
- Common name:
- Pigmy Skimmer
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Uncommon
- Flight Seasons:
- April - October
- Local Distribution:
- Sylhet
- Global Distribution:
- China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
- Identification Key:
- Apices of wings hyaline, uncolored.
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 16.5 mm
Female: 15 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 19.5 mm
Female: 21.5 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Black
Female: Black - Eye Colour:
- Male: Emerald green
Female: Emerald green - Description:
- Also known as Tetrathemis flava (Kruger, 1902), Tetrathemis pulchra (Laidlaw, 1902).
- COI Gene:
>KC122235.1 Tetrathemis platyptera voucher MZDF27 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
ATCTTCGGTGCTTGGGCCGGAATAGTCGGTACAGCGCTAAGAGTGCTAATTCGAATTGAATTAGGTCAACCAGGATCTCTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTAACTGCTCATGCATTTGTAATAATTTTTTTCATAGTAATACCCATTATAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGATTAGTACCATTAATATTAGGAGCACCAGATATAGCTTTCCCCCGACTTAATAATATAAGTTTTTGGCTTCTACCTCCTTCTTTCACCCTTCTTTTAGCAAGAAGAATTGTTGAAAGAGGTGCTGGGACTGGATGAACTGTATATCCCCCACTTGCTGGAGCAATTGCACATGCCGGAGCCTCAGTAGATTTAACAATTTTTTCATTACACCTCGCAGGTGTTTCATCTATTTTAGGGGCCATTAATTTTATTACAACAGTAATTAATATAAAGTCACCTGGAATAAAACTAGATCAATTACCTTTATTCGTATGAGCGGTAGTAATTACTGCTGTTTTATTATTACTATCCTTACCAGTCCTAGCAGGAGCAATCACAATACTTTTAACAGATCGAAATATTAACACATCRTTCTTCGATCCAGCAGGGGGAGGAGACCCAATCCTATATCAACACTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCACCCTGAAGTT
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|L7SQ86|L7SQ86_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Tetrathemis platyptera PE=3 SV=1
IFGAWAGMVGTALSVLIRIELGQPGSLIGDDQIYNVIVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSFTLLLASSIVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTVINMKSPGMKLDQLPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNINTSFFDPAGGGDPILYQHLFWFFGHPEV