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Nannophlebia

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Nannophlebia
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Nannophlebia risi
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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The genus Nannophlebia includes the following species:[4]

Etymology

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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

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  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "Genus Nannophlebia Selys, 1878". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.