About Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878
Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878 is a small dragonfly. It has a yellow face and bluish green eyes. Its thorax and abdomen are yellow with broad black markings. All its wings are transparent; the bases of the fore-wings have a faint yellow tint, while the bases of the hind-wings have a broad yellow tint. Females of this species are similar in appearance to males. This dragonfly breeds in vegetated ponds and wells. The female stabs her eggs into dry twigs that hang over water. The eggs hatch when rains come, and the newly emerged naiads fall directly into the water below.
