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INDEX > Dragonflies of Borneo > Family Libellulidae > Genus Rhodothemis

Family Libellulidae
Genus Rhodothemis

We have one species of this Genus Rhodothemis in our image collection:

Identifying characteristics of male Rhodothemis rufa 紅胭蜻

1. There are bright red vertical lines on both sides of the thorax

2. There is a bright red vertical stripe in the center of the back of the thorax

3. Dark feet

4. Abdomen bright red

Identifying characteristics of female Rhodothemis rufa 紅胭蜻

1. The chest and abdomen are mainly yellowish brown

2. There are yellow and white spots on both sides of the thorax

3. There are yellow and white vertical lines in the center of the back of the thorax

Habitage:

Males purge on standing plants at water source, guding territory.

Females and immature males hunt a little further from the water source.

The 3 families of dragonflies found in Borneo Island:

1 Family of Aeshnidae

2 Family of Gomphid

3 Family Libellulidae

CHART OF DRAGONFLIES OF BORNEO

Insects of Borneo

Insects are diverse and dominant inhabitants of the tropical rainforests in Borneo Island. New species are discovered too often. Entomologists are still struggling to cope with the documentation of tropical insect diversity.

Red Dragonfly of Sabah

Most of the common dragonflies in Sabah are red coloured, especially from the family Libellulidae. Some red pecies are even confused as same species, for example the three species of Genus Neurothemis.

The compound eyes of dragonflies

Dragonflies and damselflies have large compound eyes that can see in all directions. When the compound eye is magnified several hundred times, each individual facet (ommatidium) is shown to be hexagonal in shape.

Ovipositor (Vulvar Lamina)
of Female Dragonflies and Damselflies

Female dragonflies have either one of the two method of depositing eggs from the abdomen:
1- using Ovipositor Structure
2- using Vulvar Lamina

Male do not have an ovipositor. Instead male dragonfly and damselfly have appendages.

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FLORA

Fig trees of Sabah

Borneo has 150 species of wild fig trees. Most of them are found in forests of Sabah.

FISHERIES

Tiger Prawn Farms in Tawau

Prawn farming is a main commercial activities in Tawau. Spawners from Tawau are graded the best in Malaysia. For decades, Tawau has been exporting high-grade tiger prawns to several countries such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Singapore, Egypt and Australia.

Damselflies of Borneo