Biology:Agriocnemis

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Short description: Genus of damselflies

Agriocnemis
Agriocnemis pieris by kadavoor.JPG
Agriocnemis pieris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Agriocnemis
Selys, 1877[1]
Agriocnemis probable distribution map.svg
Probable distribution of Agriocnemis
Agriocnemis pygmaea, female at West Bengal, India
Agriocnemis splendidissima male
Agriocnemis splendidissima female

Agriocnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[2] Agriocnemis is distributed widely across Africa, South-east Asia, Indonesia, Australia and islands in the Pacific.[3] They are small insects, commonly known as wisps.

Species

The genus Agriocnemis includes the following species:[4]

References

  1. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1877). "Synopsis des Agrionines, 5me légion: Agrion (suite et fin). Les genres Telebasis, Argiocnemis et Hemiphlebia" (in French). Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 2 43: 97–159 [134]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5707247. 
  2. "Genus Agriocnemis Selys, 1877". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Agriocnemis. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8. 
  4. *"World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 954-642-330-0. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1311525 entry