Biology:Amphipteryx
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Short description: Genus of damselflies
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Superfamily: | Calopterygoidea |
Family: | Amphipterygidae Selys, 1853 |
Genus: | Amphipteryx Selys, 1853 |
Amphipteryx is a genus of damselflies, the only genus in the family Amphipterygidae.[1] It is limited to Mesoamerica from Mexico to Honduras and Guatemala.[1]
Most damselflies in this family live in tropical rainforests and cloud forests. They rest on vegetation hanging over seeps and streams. The larvae live in gravel and leaf litter.[1]
There are five species in this family:[1]
- Amphipteryx agrioides Selys, 1853 – Montane Relict Damsel[2]
- Amphipteryx chiapensis González, 2010
- Amphipteryx jaroli Jocque & Argueta, 2014
- Amphipteryx longicaudata González, 1991
- Amphipteryx meridionalis González, 2010
- Amphipteryx nataliae González, 2010
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jocque, M. & Argueta, I. (2014). A new species in the genus Amphipteryx Selys, 1853 (Odonata, Amphipterygidae) from Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras. ZooKeys 408 71.
- ↑ von Ellenrieder, N.; Paulson, D. (2006). "Amphipteryx agrioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T1169A3301718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T1169A3301718.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1169/3301718. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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