Nannophlebia
Appearance
| Nannophlebia | |
|---|---|
| Nannophlebia risi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Tetrathemistinae |
| Genus: | Nannophlebia Selys, 1878[1] |
Nannophlebia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[2] They are commonly known as Archtails. The species are very small with black and yellow striped abdomens.[3]
Species
[edit]The genus Nannophlebia includes the following species:[4]
- Nannophlebia adonira Lieftinck, 1938
- Nannophlebia aerostiba Lieftinck, 1955
- Nannophlebia agalma Lieftinck, 1963
- Nannophlebia aglaia Lieftinck, 1948
- Nannophlebia alexia Lieftinck, 1933
- Nannophlebia amaryllis Lieftinck, 1955
- Nannophlebia amnosia Lieftinck, 1955
- Nannophlebia amphicyllis Lieftinck, 1933
- Nannophlebia ampycteria Lieftinck, 1933
- Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
- Nannophlebia anatya Lieftinck, 1933
- Nannophlebia anticantha Lieftinck, 1963
- Nannophlebia arethusa Lieftinck, 1948
- Nannophlebia axiagastra Lieftinck, 1933
- Nannophlebia biroi (Förster, 1900)
- Nannophlebia braueri (Förster, 1900)
- Nannophlebia buruensis Lieftinck, 1926
- Nannophlebia eludens Tillyard, 1908 - Elusive Archtail[3]
- Nannophlebia imitans Ris, 1900
- Nannophlebia injibandi Watson, 1969
- Nannophlebia kalkmani Theischinger & Richards, 2011
- Nannophlebia lorquinii (Selys, 1877)
- Nannophlebia mudginberri Watson & Theischinger, 1991 - Top End Archtail[3]
- Nannophlebia risi Tillyard, 1913 - Common Archtail[5]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name Nannophlebia is derived from the Greek νάννος (nannos, "dwarf") and φλέψ (phleps, "vein"). The name combines elements used in the existing genera Nannophya and Neophlebia.[1][6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Selys-Longchamps, E. (1878). "Odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée". Mittheilungen aus dem K. Zoologischen Museum zu Dresden (in French). 3: 289–323 [315] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Genus Nannophlebia Selys, 1878". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2007). The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-09073-6.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophlebia risi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T163541A5613668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163541A5613668.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
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