Zyxomma
| Duskdarters | |
|---|---|
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| Zyxomma petiolatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Trameinae |
| Tribe: | Zyxommatini |
| Genus: | Zyxomma Rambur, 1842 |
Zyxomma is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are small to medium-sized, dully coloured, crepuscular insects. They are commonly known as Duskdarters.[1] Members of Zyxomma are found in India, Japan, Africa and Australia.
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Zyxomma atlanticum Selys, 1889 - Smoky Duskdarter, Clear-winged Dusk-darter; widespread in central Africa[3]
- Zyxomma breviventre (Martin, 1921)
- Zyxomma elgneri Ris, 1913 - Short-tailed Duskdarter; New Guinea to northern Australia[1]
- Zyxomma multinervorum Carpenter, 1897 - Large Duskdarter, Australasia[4]
- Zyxomma obtusum Albarda, 1881
- Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842 - Long-tailed Duskdarter; New Guinea to northern Australia[1]
See also
- Parazyxomma flavicans (Martin, 1908) - Banded Duskdarter[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Günther Theischinger, John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ↑ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V., Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2009). "Zyxomma atlanticum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ Kalkman, V. (2007). "Zyxomma multinervinervis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V., Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2009). "Parazyxomma flavicans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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