Brachymesia
| Brachymesia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Brachymesia herbida, tawny pennant, Texas | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 |
Brachymesia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as tropical pennants.[1]
One species, B. gravida is confined to the United States. The others occur over much of South America, the West Indies and southern USA states.
Species
[edit]The genus contains the following species:[2][3]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_male_Tobago.JPG) | _female.JPG) | Brachymesia furcata (Hagen, 1861) | red-tailed pennant[1] | North America |
 | .jpg) | Brachymesia gravida (Calvert, 1890) | four-spotted pennant[4] | North America. |
 |  | Brachymesia herbida (Gundlach, 1889) | tawny pennant[5] | the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. |
References
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- 1 2 Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- ↑ Brachymesia. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- ↑ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Brachymesia gravida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T164949A80682195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164949A80682195.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Brachymesia herbida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T164954A80683963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164954A80683963.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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