Epitheca
Epitheca is a genus of dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as baskettails.
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| Genus: | Epitheca Burmeister, 1839 |
Some authorities spin off the North American baskettails into two new genera, Epicordulia and Tetragoneuria, but this has not gained widespread acceptance and most references place them under this genus.[1]
Species
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Epitheca bimaculata (Charpentier, 1825) – Eurasian baskettail
- Epitheca canis (McLachlan, 1886) – beaverpond baskettail
- Epitheca costalis (Selys, 1871) – slender baskettail or stripe-winged baskettail
- Epitheca cynosura (Say, 1840) – common baskettail
- Epitheca marginata (Selys, 1883)
- Epitheca petechialis (Muttkowski, 1911) – dot-winged baskettail
- Epitheca princeps Hagen, 1861 – prince baskettail
- Epitheca semiaquea (Burmeister, 1839) – mantled baskettail
- Epitheca sepia (Gloyd, 1933) – sepia baskettail
- Epitheca spinigera (Selys, 1871) – spiny baskettail
- Epitheca spinosa (Hagen in Selys, 1878) – robust baskettail
- Epitheca stella (Williamson in Muttkowski, 1911) – Florida baskettail
Notes
- Garrison, Rosser W.; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly Genera of the New World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 157. ISBN 0-8018-8446-2.
- Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
References
- "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- Genus Epitheca - Baskettails, BugGuide
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