Acanthagrion

Acanthagrion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Superfamily: Coenagrionoidea
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Acanthagrion
Selys, 1876

Acanthagrion is a genus of damselflies. It is the dominant genus of damselfly at ponds and lakes in the Neotropics but A. quadratum is the only one found in North America.[1] They are commonly known as Wedgetails because of the raised tip of the abdomen.

The genus contains the following species:[2]

  • Acanthagrion abunae Leonard, 1977
  • Acanthagrion adustum Williamson, 1916
  • Acanthagrion aepiolum Tennessen, 2004
  • Acanthagrion amazonicum Sjöstedt, 1918
  • Acanthagrion apicale Selys, 1876
  • Acanthagrion ascendens Calvert, 1909
  • Acanthagrion chacoense Calvert, 1909
  • Acanthagrion chararum Calvert, 1909
  • Acanthagrion cuyabae Calvert, 1909
  • Acanthagrion dichrostigma De Marmels, 1985
  • Acanthagrion egleri Santos, 1961
  • Acanthagrion floridense Fraser, 1946
  • Acanthagrion fluviatile (De Marmels, 1984)
  • Acanthagrion gracile (Rambur, 1842)
  • Acanthagrion hartei Muzón & Lozano, 2005
  • Acanthagrion hildegarda Gloger, 1967
  • Acanthagrion indefensum Williamson, 1916
  • Acanthagrion inexpectum Leonard, 1977
  • Acanthagrion jessei Leonard, 1977
  • Acanthagrion kennedii Williamson, 1916
  • Acanthagrion lancea Selys, 1876
  • Acanthagrion latapistylum Calvert, 1902
  • Acanthagrion longispinosum Leonard, 1977
  • Acanthagrion minutum Leonard, 1977
  • Acanthagrion obsoletum (Förster, 1914)
  • Acanthagrion peruanum Schmidt, 1942
  • Acanthagrion peruvianum Leonard, 1977
  • Acanthagrion phallicorne Leonard, 1977
  • Acanthagrion quadratum Selys, 1876 - Mexican Wedgetail[3]
  • Acanthagrion rubrifrons Leonard, 1977
  • Acanthagrion speculum Garrison, 1985
  • Acanthagrion taxaense Santos, 1965
  • Acanthagrion temporale Selys, 1876
  • Acanthagrion tepuiense De Marmels, 1985
  • Acanthagrion trilobatum Leonard, 1977
  • Acanthagrion truncatum Selys, 1876
  • Acanthagrion vidua Selys, 1876
  • Acanthagrion viridescens Leonard, 1977
  • Acanthagrion williamsoni Leonard, 1977
  • Acanthagrion yungarum Ris, 1918

References

  1. ↑ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
  2. ↑ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
  3. ↑ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.


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