''Tramea transmarina'', known as the red glider or northern glider,
is a species of
dragonfly in the
Libellulidae family. The
type locality for ''Tramea transmarina'' is
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
, but
subspecies are found in the islands of the Pacific, north-eastern Australia and
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
.
Taxonomy
The following names are considered to be alternative names to ''Tramea transmarina'' :
* ''Trapezostigma euryale''
Selys, 1878
* ''Tramea transmarina intersecta''
Lieftinck, 1975
* ''Tramea propinqua''
Lieftinck, 1942
* ''Tramea samoensis''
Brauer, 1867
Description
''Tramea'' members typically have coloured bases to their hindwings. When they fly, this creates the impression of them carrying bags at the top of the abdomen; hence they are commonly known as saddlebags gliders. In general, adult males have a dark
thorax
The thorax or chest is a part of the anatomy of humans, mammals, and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen. In insects, crustaceans, and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main divisions of the cre ...
and bright
abdomen
The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the to ...
.
Wings
Tramea transmarina mating.jpg, Mating pair
Tramea propinqua female wings (34219449354).jpg, Female
Tramea propinqua male wings (34931701821).jpg, Male
References
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Libellulidae
Odonata of Oceania
Odonata of Asia
Odonata of Australia
Insects of Southeast Asia
Insects of New Guinea
Taxa named by Friedrich Moritz Brauer
Insects described in 1867