Rhodothemis lieftincki
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Rhodothemis |
| Species: | R. lieftincki |
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Rhodothemis lieftincki, common name Red arrow,[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[4][5] The genus Rhodothemis is found in India, south-east Asia and Australia. Rhodothemis lieftincki is the only species of the genus seen in Australia. It inhabits coastal and inland streams, rivers, lagoons and ponds in an arc around northern Australia, from about Geraldton in the west to Sydney in the east.[3]
Rhodothemis lieftincki is a medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan about 60-85mm. The adult male is red in colour, and the female is a duller brown or orange.[3]
Rhodothemis lieftincki has been assessed for the IUCN Red List as being of least concern.
Etymology
The genus name Rhodothemis combines the Greek ῥόδο- (rhodo, "rosy") and -themis, from Greek Θέμις (Themis), the goddess of divine law, order and justice. In early odonate taxonomy, names ending in -themis were widely used for dragonflies.[6]
In 1954, F. C. Fraser named this species lieftincki, an eponym honouring Maurits Lieftinck (1904–1985) for his contributions to the knowledge of Papuan Odonata.[2][6][7]
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Male side view
Male
Male, Cairns, Queensland
Young male
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Male wings
References
- ↑ Dow, R.A.; Kalkman, V.J. (2017). "Rhodothemis lieftincki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T83356753A83356876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83356753A83356876.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 Fraser, F.C. (1954). "Two new species of Odonata from Australia". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 12. 7 (74): 145–149 [148]. doi:10.1080/00222935408651709.
- 1 2 3 Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO. p. 282. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ↑ "Species Rhodothemis lieftincki Fraser, 1954". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- ↑ Hämäläinen, Matti (9 February 2016). "Catalogue of individuals commemorated in the scientific names of extant dragonflies, including lists of all available eponymous species-group and genus-group names – Revised edition" (PDF). International Dragonfly Fund Report. 92: 1–132. ISSN 1435-3393.
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