Echo (genus)
| Echo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Calopterygidae |
| Genus: | Echo Selys, 1853 |
Echo is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. There are five species.[1] A sixth, Echo maxima, is sometimes included, but it probably belongs to a different genus.[2]
This genus is distributed in Asia, especially Southeast Asia.[1]
Species include:[1]
- Echo candens Zhang, Hämäläinen, & Cai, 2015
- Echo margarita Selys, 1853
- Echo modesta Laidlaw, 1902
- Echo perornata Yu & Hämäläinen, 2012
- Echo uniformis Selys, 1879[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Zhang, H. M., Hämäläinen, M., & Cai, Q. H. (2015). Description of Echo candens sp. nov. from western Yunnan, China (Odonata: Calopterygidae). Odonatologica 44(1-2), 107-116.
- ↑ Yu, X. and Hämäläinen, M. (2012). A description of Echo perornata spec. nov. from Xizang (Tibet), China (Odonata: Calopterygidae). Zootaxa 3218 40-46.
- ↑ Dow, R. A. 2009. Echo uniformis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 January 2016.
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