Raphismia
| Raphismia | |
|---|---|
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| Raphismia bispina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Brachydiplacinae |
| Genus: | Raphismia Kirby, 1889[1] |
Raphismia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[2] found across Southeast Asia to Australia.[3][4] One species, Raphismia bispina is a small dragonfly found in mangrove swamps.
Etymology
[edit]The genus name Raphismia is derived from the Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphis, "needle"), referring to the two small spines on the lower thorax of the male.[1][5]
Species
[edit]The genus Raphismia includes two species:[6]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphismia bispina (Hagen, 1867) | spiny-chested percher | Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia. | |
| Raphismia inermis Ris, 1910 | Indonesia | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Kirby, W.F. (1889). "A revision of the subfamily Libellulinae, with descriptions of new genera and species". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 12: 249–348 [293]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1889.tb00016.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Genus Raphismia Kirby, 1889". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
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