''Tramea transmarina'', known as the red glider or northern glider, is a species of

dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threat ...

in the

Libellulidae The chasers, darters, skimmers, and perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest family of dragonflies. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily M ...

family. The type locality for ''Tramea transmarina'' is

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, but

subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...

are found in the islands of the Pacific, north-eastern Australia and

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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 (: thoraces or thoraxes) or chest is a part of the anatomy of 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 di ...

and bright

abdomen The abdomen (colloquially called the gut, belly, tummy, midriff, tucky, or stomach) is the front part of the torso between the thorax (chest) and pelvis in humans and in other vertebrates. The area occupied by the abdomen is called the abdominal ...

Wings

Tramea transmarina mating.jpg, Mating pair Tramea propinqua female wings (34219449354).jpg, Female Tramea propinqua male wings (34931701821).jpg, Male

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2461101 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