Anaciaeschna martini,[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Japan, India, Sri Lanka, and recently from Nepal.[3][4][1][5]

Anaciaeschna martini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anaciaeschna
Species:
A. martini
Binomial name
Anaciaeschna martini
(Sélys, 1897)
Synonyms[2]
  • Aeschna martini Sélys, 1897
  • Anaciaeschna donaldi Fraser, 1922

Description and habitat

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Sélys described this species in 1897 from Yokohama, Japan. Fraser described Anaciaeschna donaldi from specimens collected from Kodaikanal, Yercaud and Ooty. It flies at dusk and breeds in still water in the lakes. Its eyes are dark olivaceous brown, prothorax is dark brown, and thorax is maroon with apple green marks. Its abdomen is dark brown with apple green mark on first three segments and pale yellowish brown marks on the sides of segments four to seven.[6][7]

There are no significant in morphological or molecular genetic differences between A. donaldi and A. martini; therefore it is possible that A. donaldi should be a junior synonym of A. martini,[8][9] but the IUCN still maintains it as valid.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Do, C.D. (2011). "Anaciaeschna martini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T167451A6350416. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T167451A6350416.en.
  2. ^ a b Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  3. ^ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. p. 182. ISBN 9788181714954.
  4. ^ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
  5. ^ a b Mitra, A. (2020) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Anaciaeschna donaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T169114A176025491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T169114A176025491.en.
  6. ^ F C, Fraser (1922). "Indian Dragonflies". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 28 (1–2): 482–483. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  7. ^ F C, Fraser (1922). "Notes on new and rare Indian Dragonflies". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 28 (3–4): 699–700. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  8. ^ Conniff, Karen; Sasamoto, Akihiko; Futahashi, Ryo; Limbu, Mahendra Singh (2019-12-01). "Revision of the status of Anaciaeschna donaldi and A. martini, with allied species, and distributional notes (Odonata: Aeshnidae)" (PDF). Odonatologica. 48: 265–284. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3539744. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ^ Kalkman, V. J.; Babu, R.; Bedjanič, M.; Conniff, K.; Gyeltshenf, T.; Khan, M. K.; Subramanian, K. A.; Zia, A.; Orr, A. G. (2020-09-08). "Checklist of the dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4849 (1). Magnolia Press, Auckland, New Zealand: 001–084. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4849.1.1. hdl:10072/398768. ISBN 978-1-77688-047-8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056748.