Four-leafed lindenia [1] , or common lindenia [1] , ( lat. Lindenia tetraphylla ) is a species of dragonflies in the monotypic genus Lindenia from the Gomphidae family .
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| Lindenia tetraphylla Vander Linden , 1825 |
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Systematics
The species is part of the monotypic genus Lindenia [1] . Described by Lindenia inkiti Bartenev, 1930 from Lake Inkit (Western Transcaucasia , the vicinity of Pitsunda in Abkhazia ), is the dark form of Lindenia tetraphylla [1] .
Description
Total length 69–80 mm, abdominal length 49–57 mm, hind wing 36–40 mm [1] .
Range
The Mediterranean-Central Asian species with an area divided into many small fragments [2] . On the territory of Ukraine, it was first found in 2013 - 2 males, Crimea , Theodosia City Council , Primorsky [3] [4] .
On the territory of Russia, the species was first collected at the beginning of the 20th century (1928) from the territory of Dagestan [5] , subsequently in 2007 in the Yashkul and Chernozemly districts of the Republic of Kalmykia [6] , later it was found in the Lower Volga, Astrakhan and Rostov Regions.
Biology
Flight time from June to August inclusive. A species has a tendency to migrate. It occurs in open steppes and semi-deserts with brackish water bodies - ponds and lakes. Prefers bodies of water with a weak current (mainly large lakes and rivers). It is often attached to places with extensive reed beds, but is also found on lakes with sparse vegetation [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Skvortsov V. E. Dragonflies of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus: Atlas-determinant. - M .: Partnership of scientific publications of KMK, 2010. - 624 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-87317-657-1 .
- ↑ Belyshev B.F., Kharitonov A. Yu. 1981. Geography of dragonflies (Odonata) of the Boreal faunal kingdom. Novosibirsk: Science. Siberian branch. 279 s
- ↑ Savchuk V.V., Karolinsky E.A. New findings of rare species of dragonflies (Insecta, Odonata) in Ukraine // Bulletin of Zoology. - 2013. - T. 47, No. 6. - S. 506
- ↑ Schorr M., Schneider W., Dumont HJ 1998. Ecology and distribution of Lindenia tetraphylla (Insecta: Odonata: Gomphidae): a review // Ecology. Vol. 75. P.65-88.
- ↑ Artobolevsky G. V. 1929. Dragonflies of Dagestan // Russian Entomological Review. T 23. No. 3/4. WITH . 225-240
- ↑ Skvortsov V.E., Kuvaev A.V. 2007. Lindenia tetraphylla (Vander Linden, 1825) and Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825) - two new species of dragonflies (Insecta, Odonata) for the European part of Russia. Eurasian Entomological Journal. No. 6 (4): 448–449.