Biology:Brachymesia
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Short description: Genus of dragonflies
| Brachymesia | |
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| Brachymesia herbida, tawny pennant, Texas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 |
Brachymesia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as tropical pennants.[1]
One species, B. gravida is confined to the United States. The others occur over much of South America, the West Indies and southern USA states.
Species
The genus contains the following species:[2][3]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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120px | Brachymesia furcata (Hagen, 1861) | red-tailed pennant[1] | Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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120px | Brachymesia gravida (Calvert, 1890) | four-spotted pennant[4] | North America. |
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Brachymesia herbida (Gundlach, 1889) | tawny pennant[5] | the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ Brachymesia. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- ↑ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Brachymesia gravida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T164949A80682195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164949A80682195.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164949/80682195. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Brachymesia herbida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T164954A80683963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164954A80683963.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164954/80683963. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q148604 entry
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