Macrothemis imitans

Macrothemis imitans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
Family:Libellulidae
Genus:Macrothemis
Species: M. imitans
Binomial name
Macrothemis imitans
Karsch, 1890

Macrothemis imitans, the ivory-striped sylph, is a species of skimmer in the family of dragonflies known as Libellulidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.[1]

The IUCN conservation status of Macrothemis imitans is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[5][6]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Macrothemis imitans:

  • Macrothemis imitans imitans Karsch, 1890 i g
  • Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913 i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Macrothemis imitans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "Macrothemis imitans species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. 1 2 "Macrothemis imitans". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. 1 2 "Macrothemis imitans Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. ↑ "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-04-23.

Further reading

  • Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691113647.
  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Ball-Damerow, J.E.; Oboyski, P.T.; Resh, V.H. (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys. 482. doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.8453.
  • Dunkle, Sidney W. (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. Oxford Press. ISBN 978-0195112689.
  • Needham, James G.; Westfall Jr., Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-94-2.
  • Nikula, Blair; Loose, Jennifer L.; Burne, Matthew R. (2003). Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.
  • Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
  • Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian, eds. World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Das Tierreich. 111. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-014934-6.


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