Neurothemis stigmatizans
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| Painted grasshawk male, Cairns | |
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| Painted grasshawk female, Cairns, Australia | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Neurothemis |
| Species: | N. stigmatizans |
| Binomial name | |
| Neurothemis stigmatizans | |
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Neurothemis stigmatizans, known as the painted grasshawk,[1] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[4][3] The genus Neurothemis is distributed from India to the western Pacific. This species is found in northern Australia in an arc from the southern Queensland border to Broome, Western Australia.
Neurothemis stigmatizans is a medium sized dragonfly (wingspan 60-85mm) which inhabits still waters in the vicinity of grassy areas. The male abdomen is reddish-brown with a lighter dorsal stripe, his wings have deep reddish-brown markings that extend past the nodus, with paler contrasting veins. The female is pale greenish-yellow with a dark dorsal stripe and side stripe; her wings are mostly hyaline with a dark smudge beyond the nodus and dark wingtips. The pterostigma of both sexes is pink or pale coloured.[5]
Etymology
The genus name Neurothemis combines the Greek νεῦρον (neuron, "nerve" or "vein") and -themis, from Greek Θέμις (Themis), the goddess of divine law, order and justice.[6]
The species name stigmatizans is derived from the Latin stigmatizo ("to mark with a spot or brand"), likely referring to the distinctive markings on the wings.[2][6]
Gallery
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Male at rest
Female has a distinctive and different wing colouring
Male face
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Juvenile male in Cairns
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Female wings.jpg)
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N. S. bramina, heteromorphic female Cambodia
References
- 1 2 Dow, R.A. (2017). "Neurothemis stigmatizans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T83301383A83302700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83301383A83302700.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 Fabricius, J.C. (1775). "V. Vnogata". Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus (in Latin). Flensburg & Leipzig: Kortius. pp. 420–426 [421]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.36510 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 1 2 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "Species Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO. p. 280. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
