Biology:Argiocnemis

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Short description: Genus of damselflies

Argiocnemis
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Argiocnemis rubescens
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Argiocnemis
Selys, 1877[1]

Argiocnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[2] Species of Argiocnemis are generally small to medium-sized damselflies, darkly coloured with pale markings. They occur in Africa, Indian Ocean islands, South-east Asia, New Guinea and Australia.[3][4]

Species

The genus Argiocnemis contains the following species:[5]

References

  1. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1877). "Synopsis des Agrionines, 5me légion: Agrion (suite et fin). Les genres Telebasis, Argiocnemis et Hemiphlebia" (in fr). Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 2 43: 97–159 [135]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5707248. 
  2. "Genus Argiocnemis Selys, 1877". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Argiocnemis. 
  3. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368. 
  4. Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8. 
  5. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 

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