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wings transparent/brownish towards tip in old,
pterostigma reddish-brown and legs black/
reddish-brown.
Abdomen 28.0-31.0, hindwing 32.0-36.0 mm
(Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ), abdn. 28.5-
30.0, fwing. 34.5-36.0, hwing. 34.0-35.5 mm
(Prasad 1996a , b ), abdn. 26.5, fwing. 32.5, hwing.
32.0 mm (Prasad 2004b ).
Female: Face olivaceous, eyes yellowish with
brown, thorax reddish-brown/ochreous with
brown stripe, abdomen red/purplish in old and
wings with indistinct basal markings.
Abdomen 30.0, hindwing 37.0 mm (Fraser
1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ), abdn. 27.0, fwing.
32.0, hwing. 32.0 mm (Prasad 2004b ).

neglectum is widespread in mainland Asia, O.
pruinosum schneideri occurs in the Malay penin-
sular and Borneo and O. pruinosum clelia occurs
in the Philippines and Taiwan (where O. p.
neglectum occurs also).

12. Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770)

English Names
Green Marsh Hawk, Oasis Skimmer, Slender
Skimmer.

Description
Slender-bodied pale green or yellowish dragon-
fl y. Easily identifi ed with greenish-yellow and
black segmented body. Sexes almost alike.
Male: Face yellowish green; eyes green
mottled with black; thorax greenish-yellow with
black tiger-like stripes; legs black; inner side of
anterior femora yellow; wings transparent, inner
edge of hindwing tinted with yellow; wing-spot
black with reddish-brown spot; abdomen seg-
ments 1-3 green with broad black rings and dis-
tinctly swollen at base.
Abdomen 30.0-36.0, hindwing 30.0-36.0 mm
(Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ), abdn. 33.0-
34.5, fwing. 32.0-33.0, hwing. 30.5-32.0 (Prasad
1996a , b ), abdn. 32.0-33.0, fwing. 31.0-32.0,
hwing. 31.0-31.5 mm (Prasad 2004a ), abdn.
30.0-33.0, fwing 30.0, hwing. 29.5-30.0 mm
(Prasad 2004b ).
Female: Very similar to male.
Abdomen 32.0-35.0 mm, hindwing 31.0-
35.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ), abdn.
32.5-33.5, fwing. 31.0-34.0, hwing. 30.0-35.5 mm
(Prasad 1996a , b ), abdn. 30.0-34.0, fwing. 30.0-
34.5, hwing. 30.0-35.0 mm (Prasad 2004b ).

Distribution

Rajasthan
Raghunath, Sikar dist.; Pichola Lake, Udaipur;
Thar Desert at Osian, Jodhpur; in and around
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary and Nikki lake in
Mt. Abu, Sirohi district.

India
Bihar, Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Delhi, Eastern
Himalaya, Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Pipri and Valsad
dists.), Himachal Pradesh (Bilaspur, Hamirpur,
Kangra, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour, Solan and
Una dists. and Renuka Wetland), Jharkhand
(Dhanbad), Punjab (Hoshiarpur dist.),
Maharashtra (Sanjay Gandhi National Park and
Tadoba Tiger Reserve), Sikkim, Tamil Nadu
(Ooty, Nilgiris), Uttarakhand (Chamoli, Dehra
Dun, Nainital, Pauri, Pithoragarh, Tehri and
Uttarkashi dists. and Rajaji National Park), and
West Bengal (Kolkata).

Habitat
Breeds in small tanks and also pools in river
beds.

Distribution

Rajasthan
Pichola Lake, Udaipur; Thar Desert at Osian and
Lake Kailana, Jodhpur; Hemawas Dam, Pali
dist.; Balsamand, Kuri village and Agolai,
Jodhpur dist.; Girab, Barmer dist., Desert
National Park; Keoladeo National Park and Noah
village, Bharatpur dist.; in and around Mount
Abu Wildlife Sanctuary, Sirohi district.

Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Remarks
Aside from the nominate subspecies, three other
subspecies are recognised. Orthetrum pruinosum