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36.
Trithemis kirbyi kirbyi
Selys, 1891
subspecies
T. kirbyi ardens
(Gerstaecker, 1891),
the Rock Downwing.
English Names
Kirby's Dropwing, Orange Darter, Orange-Winged
Dropwing, Scarlet Rock Glider, Rock Dropwing.
37.
Trithemis pallidinervis
(Kirby, 1889)
English Name
Dancing
Description
Medium-sized bright red dragonfl y with amber
or reddish-yellow wing base, thorax and abdo-
men bright vermilion red, a broad basal bright
reddish-yellow marking on all wings, pterostigma
black with a narrow red stripe at its middle, vena-
tion yellow.
Male: Bright red.
Abdomen 21.0-24.0, hindwing 24.0-27.0 mm
(Fraser
1936
,; Subramanian
2009
), abdn. 24.0,
fwing. 27.5, hwing. 27.0 mm (Prasad
1996a
,
b
),
abdn. 24.0-25.0, fwing. 28.0, hwing. 27.0-
27.5 mm (Prasad
2004b
).
Female: Yellowish-brown.
Abdomen 23.0, hindwing 26.0-30.0 mm (Fraser
1936
; Subramanian
2009
), abdn. 21.5-23.5, fwing.
26.0, hwing. 25.0-25.5 mm (Prasad
2004b
).
Dropwing,
Long-Legged
Marsh
Skimmer.
Description
Yellowish-brown medium sized with long, spid-
erlike legs, thorax with three black stripes on
each side and black underside of abdomen. Male
and female having similar markings.
Male: Metallic purple.
Abdomen 28.0-32.0, hindwing 30.0-36.0 mm
(Fraser
1936
; Subramanian
2009
), abdn. 27.0-
32.5, fwing. 30.0-35.0, hwing. 30.0-34.0 mm
(Prasad
1996a
,
b
).
Female: Yellowish-white.
Abdomen 26.0-28.0, hindwing 30.0-32.0 mm
(Fraser
1936
; Subramanian
2009
), abdn. 26.0-
29.0, fwing. 30.0-34.0, hwing. 30.0-34.0 mm
(Prasad
1996a
,
b
), abdn. 26.5, fwing. 33.5, hwing.
32.5-33.0 mm (Prasad
2004b
).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Thar Desert at Osian, Jodhpur; Pichola lake,
Udaipur; in and around Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sirohi district.
Distribution
Rajasthan
Thar Desert at Osian, Lake Kailana, Takhat Sagar
and Bijolai, Jodhpur; Pichola Lake, and Fateh
Sagar, Udaipur; Keoladeo National Park,
Bharatpur; in and around Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sirohi district; Hemawas Dam, Pali
dist.; Chittorgarh; Gape Sagar, Dungarpur; Noah
village, Bharatpur dist.
India
Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Delhi, Gujarat
(Amreli dist.), Himachal Pradesh (Kangra dist.),
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Peninsular India,
Punjab (Hoshiarpur dist.), Tamil Nadu and
Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun dist.).
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Andhra Pradesh
(Himayat Sagar Lake, Hyderabad), Assam, Bihar,
Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Dadra
and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Eastern
Himalaya, Goa, Gujarat (Kheda dist.), Haryana
(Hissar), Himachal Pradesh (Kangra dist. and
Renuka Wetland, Sirmour dist.), Jammu and
Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karaikal, Karnataka
(Kodagu/Coorg), Kerala (Malabar), Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra (Pune, Mahabaleshwar,
Habitat
Streams, rivers and pools in savanna, woodland
or bushes.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Remarks
In Arabia they are intermediate between those of
the type locality of India and the South African
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