Nehalennia (damselfly)
Nehalennia | |
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Nehalennia gracilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Nehalennia Selys, 1850 |
Nehalennia is a genus of very small damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Most of the species are commonly known as Sprites. One species, N. speciosa occurs in Eurasia; the rest in North and South America.[1]
This genus contains the following six species:[2]
- Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895 – Sphagnum Sprite[3]
- Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913 – Southern Sprite[3]
- Nehalennia irene (Hagen, 1861) – Sedge Sprite[3]
- Nehalennia minuta (Selys in Sagra, 1857) – Tropical Sprite[3]
- Nehalennia pallidula Calvert, 1913 – Everglades Sprite[3]
- Nehalennia speciosa (Charpentier, 1840) – Pygmy damselfly, Sedgling[4]
References
- ↑ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
- ↑ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ Bernard, R. & Wildermuth, H. (2006). "Nehalennia speciosa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2006: e.T60265A12336089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60265A12336089.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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