Rotader-Sonnenzeiger
© Amir Weinstein & Warwick Tarboton (Foto) & Clemens M. Brandstetter (Text)
(from Boudot & al. 2009:218): Trithemis arteriosa is a widespread and common Afrotropical species reaching the southern Mediterranean coast as well as southern Anatolia. A record of this species from "Tripoli" by Andres (1928) refers almost certainly to an incorrect citation of the single record available at that time from Dernah (Ris 1911) and is therefore omitted. Two records from Rhodes have been rejected by Lopau & Wendler (1995). The number of records in the eastern Mediterranean seems to be increasing. The identity of a female specimen from Malta, published as T. arteriosa (Ebejer & al. 2008) pertains most likely to T. annulata (Scriberras 2008) and has been omitted.
Der Rotader-Sonnenzeiger, Trithemis arteriosa (Burmeister 1839), ist eine wanderfreudige Art, die fast alle stehenden Gewässer besiedelt. Sie bewohnt weite Teile Afrikas, des Nahen Ostens und des südlichen Teil Kleinasiens. Feulner & al. (2007) melden die Art aus Arabien als häufig. Jegliches stehende Gewässer wird von der Art besiedelt.
Männchen aus Nylsvley-Naturpark, Süd-Afrika in Obelisk-Stellung – Foto: © Warwick Tarboton.
Ein Weibchen an einem austrocknenden Wasserreservoir in Israel fotografiert.
Literatur:
Boudot J.-P., V. J. Kalkman, M. Amorín, T. Bogdanović, A. Rivera,G. Degabriele, J.L. Dommanget, S. Ferreira, B. Garrigós, M. Jović, M. Kotarac, W. Lopau, M. Marinov, N. Mihoković, E. Riservato, B. Samraoui & W. Schneider 2009: Atlas of the Odonata of the Mediterranean and North Africa. – Libellula Supplement 9:1-256.
Feulner G.R., Reimer R.W. & Hornby R.J. 2007: An Updated illustrated Checklist of the Damselflies & Dragonflies of the UAE. – Tribulus, Volume 17: 37 – 62.