Neurothemis tullia,[2] the pied paddy skimmer,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly found in south and south-east Asia. It appears in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam.[1][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Neurothemis |
| Species: | N. tullia
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| Neurothemis tullia (Drury, 1773)
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Description and habitat
editIt is a black dragonfly with a pale yellow mid-dorsal carina of thorax. Wings are hyaline for apical half and opaque steely blue-black for basal half which is bordered by a milky white patch towards the tip. Females differ remarkably from the males both in body-colouring and markings and in marking of the wings. Its body is greenish yellow with a bright yellow mid-dorsal carina of thorax. Base of wings are amber yellow followed by a blackish brown patch. Apices of all wings are broadly opaque blackish brown and the remaining halves are pale yellow.[6][7][8][3][4]
It breeds in marshes, well vegetated ponds, lakes and rice fields. It perches very close to ground and its flight is very weak.[6][8]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Dow, R.A. (2009). "Neurothemis tullia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163754A5646477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163754A5646477.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b "Neurothemis tullia Drury, 1773". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Neurothemis tullia Drury, 1773". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ 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. pp. 344–345. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 360-362.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 437.
- ^ a b Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India – A Field Guide.
External links
edit- Pied Parasol (Neurothemis tullia tullia) – Kalahe, Galle, Sri Lanka
- Md Rawi, Che Salmah (1996) Some Aspects of the Biology and Ecology of Neurothemis Tullia (Drury) (Odonata:Libellulidae) in the Laboratory and Rainfed Rice Field in Peninsular Malaysia. PhD thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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