Tramea

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title: "Tramea" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["libellulidae", "anisoptera-genera", "odonata-of-oceania", "odonata-of-africa", "odonata-of-asia", "odonata-of-australia", "taxa-named-by-hermann-august-hagen", "taxonomy-articles-created-by-polbot"] description: "Genus of dragonflies" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramea" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of dragonflies ::

| image = Libélula (Tramea sp), isla Lobos, islas Galápagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-25, DD 61.jpg | image_caption = In the Galápagos Islands | taxon = Tramea | authority = Hagen, 1861 | display_parents = 2

Tramea is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae, the skimmers and perchers. Species of Tramea are found in tropical and subtropical regions around the globe. They typically have colored bases to their otherwise translucent hindwings. In particular when they fly, this creates the impression of their carrying bags at the start of their abdomens. They are known commonly as saddlebags or saddlebags gliders.

Species

The genus Tramea includes the following species, some of which have subspecies:

• Tramea abdominalis (Rambur, 1842) – Vermilion Saddlebags
• Tramea aquila Lieftinck, 1942
• Tramea basilaris (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) – Keyhole Glider, Wheeling Glider, Red Marsh Trotter
  • Tramea basilaris burmeisteri Kirby, 1889
• Tramea binotata (Rambur, 1842) – Sooty Saddlebags
• Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910 – Striped Saddlebags
• Tramea carolina (Linnaeus, 1763) – Carolina Saddlebags
• Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867
• Tramea eurybia Selys, 1878
  • Tramea eurybia monticola Lieftinck, 1942
• Tramea insularis Hagen, 1861 – Antillean Saddlebags
• Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 – Black Saddlebags
• Tramea liberata Lieftinck, 1949
  • Tramea liberata lieftincki (Watson, 1967)
• Tramea limbata (Desjardins, 1832) – Ferrugineus Glider, Voyaging Glider, Black Marsh Trotter
• Tramea loewii Kaup in Brauer, 1866 – Common Glider
• Tramea minuta De Marmels & Rácenis, 1982
• Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861 – Red Saddlebags,
• Tramea phaeoneura Lieftinck, 1953
• Tramea rosenbergi Brauer, 1866
• Tramea rustica De Marmels & Rácenis, 1982
• Tramea stenoloba (Watson, 1962) - Narrow-lobed glider
• Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867 – Red Glider
  • Tramea euryale Selys, 1878
  • Tramea transmarina intersecta Lieftinck, 1975
  • Tramea propinqua Lieftinck, 1942
  • Tramea samoensis Brauer, 1867
• Tramea virginia (Rambur, 1842)

Gallery

Wing markings of Tramea dragonflies are striking and help distinguish different species. Tramea eurybia female wings (34219433384).jpg|Female Tramea eurybia wings Tramea eurybia male wings (35023014166).jpg|Male Tramea eurybia wings Tramea loewii female wings (34219442984).jpg|Female Tramea loewii wings Tramea loewii male wings (34219446444).jpg|Male Tramea loewii wings Tramea stenoloba female wings (34899012152).jpg|Female Tramea stenoloba wings Tramea stenoloba male wings (34899018712).jpg|Male Tramea stenoloba wings Tramea propinqua female wings (34219449354).jpg|Female Tramea transmarina wings Tramea propinqua male wings (34931701821).jpg|Male Tramea transmarina wings

References

References

1. Hagen, Hermann. (1861). "Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America with a List of the South American Species". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.
2. (2012). "Genus ''Tramea'' Hagen, 1861". [[Australian Biological Resources Study]].
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4. [http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:08cd4185-d2a2-4d94-ba5b-4782706cda40 ''Tramea''.] Atlas of Living Australia.
5. (2011). "Establishment of larval populations of the dragonfly Tramea loewii Kaup, 1866 (Odonata: Libellulidae) in lakes of northern New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Zoology.
6. [https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=101818 ''Tramea''.] Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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15. Theischinger, G. (2006). "The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia". CSIRO Publishing.
16. Wilson, K.D.P.. (2020). "''Tramea transmarina''".

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