Lathrecista asiatica
Species of dragonfly
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Lathrecista asiatica,[3] the asiatic blood tail,[4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[5] It is the only species in its genus.[3] It is widespread, occurring from India to Australia.[1][6][7][8]
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| Lathrecista asiatica | |
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| male, Fiji | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Lathrecista |
| Species: | L. asiatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Lathrecista asiatica | |
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Subspecies
- Lathrecista asiatica asiatica
- Lathrecista asiatica festa (Selys, 1879)
- Lathrecista asiatica pectoralis (Kaup in Brauer, 1867)
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown-capped grey eyes and blood red tail. Its thorax is copper brown with a pair of narrow parallel yellow stripes on dorsal side and yellow with stripes on the sides. Segments 1 and 2 of the abdomen have broad lateral stripes and a fine mid-dorsal stripe. Segments 3 to 8 are bright crimson-red with apical sutures narrowly black. Segments 9 and 10 are black. Anal appendages are black. The abdomen of the female is brown.[9]
It breeds in marshes associated with ponds and streams.[9][10]
Etymology
The genus name Lathrecista is derived from the Greek λαθραῖος (lathraios, "clandestine" or "hidden") and κίστη (kistē, "basket"), referring to the inconspicuous male appendages.[11]
The species name asiatica is derived from the Latin asiaticus ("Asian" or "of Asia"). The original specimens of the species were collected in India.[2][11]
