Perithemis bella

Perithemis bella is a species of dragonfly in the Libellulidae family.^[3] It can be found in South America.

Perithemis bella
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Perithemis
Species:	P. bella
Binomial name
Perithemis bella Kirby, 1889[2]
Synonyms[2]
Perithemis austeni Kirby, 1897

Description

Both males and females have a brown body and a thorax with a central reddish stripe.^[4][5]

Males

Males have a 14 mm (0.55 in) long abdomen, a 17 by 7 mm (0.67 by 0.28 in) hind wing, and a 1.5–2 mm (0.059–0.079 in) pterostigma.^[4] The face, pleura and the sides of the base of the abdomen of males are yellowish. The abdomen is broadest of all males of the genus Perithemis, and slightly fusiform. The fore wings are transparent, and deeply yellow at the base. The hind wings are completely yellow. All wings have a rust-colored pterostigma.^[5][4]

Females

Females have a 13 mm (0.51 in) long abdomen, a 17 by 6.5 mm (0.67 by 0.26 in) hind wing, and a 2.5 mm (0.098 in) pterostigma.^[4] The face, pleura, and the base of the abdomen of females are dull white. The abdomen is very fusiform, the most of all Perithemis. The fore wings are transparent with a yellow antenodal space that has brown spots. The hind wings have spot in the center that may be yellow, yellow with a blackish center, or black with a yellow border. The wings have a dull brown pterostigma and blackish costa. ^[5][4]

Distribution

Perithemis bella can be found in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil.^[1]