Biology:Ceriagrion

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Ceriagrion is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[1] Species of Ceriagrion are small to medium size, generally brightly coloured damselflies. They are found across the Old World, Africa, Asia and Australia.[2]

Species

The genus Ceriagrion includes the following species:[3]

  • Ceriagrion aeruginosum (Brauer, 1869) – Redtail[2]
  • Ceriagrion annulatum Fraser, 1955
  • Ceriagrion annulosum Lieftinck, 1934
  • Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser, 1922
  • Ceriagrion auritum Fraser, 1951
  • Ceriagrion azureum (Selys, 1891)
  • Ceriagrion bakeri Fraser, 1941
  • Ceriagrion batjanum Asahina, 1967
  • Ceriagrion bellona Laidlaw, 1915
  • Ceriagrion calamineum Lieftinck, 1951
  • Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)
  • Ceriagrion chaoi Schmidt, 1964
  • Ceriagrion citrinum Campion, 1914
  • Ceriagrion coeruleum Laidlaw, 1919
  • Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914
  • Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Ceriagrion fallax Ris, 1914
  • Ceriagrion georgifreyi Schmidt, 1953 – Turkish Red Damsel[4]
  • Ceriagrion glabrum (Burmeister, 1839) – Common Orange, Common Pond-damsel,[5] Common Citril[6]
  • Ceriagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955
  • Ceriagrion hoogerwerfi Lieftinck, 1940
  • Ceriagrion ignitum Campion, 1914
  • Ceriagrion inaequale Lieftinck, 1932
  • Ceriagrion indochinense Asahina, 1967
  • Ceriagrion katamborae Pinhey, 1961
  • Ceriagrion kordofanicum Ris, 1924
  • Ceriagrion lieftincki Asahina, 1967
  • Ceriagrion madagazureum Fraser, 1949
  • Ceriagrion malaisei Schmidt, 1964
  • Ceriagrion melanurum Selys, 1876
  • Ceriagrion moorei Longfield, 1952
  • Ceriagrion mourae Pinhey, 1969
  • Ceriagrion nigroflavum Fraser, 1933
  • Ceriagrion nigrolineatum Schmidt, 1951
  • Ceriagrion nipponicum Asahina, 1967
  • Ceriagrion oblongulum Schmidt, 1951
  • Ceriagrion olivaceum Laidlaw, 1914
  • Ceriagrion pallidum Fraser, 1933
  • Ceriagrion praetermissum Lieftinck, 1929
  • Ceriagrion rubellocerinum Fraser, 1947
  • Ceriagrion rubiae Laidlaw, 1916
  • Ceriagrion sakejii Pinhey, 1963
  • Ceriagrion sinense Asahina, 1967
  • Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921 – Suave Citril[6]
  • Ceriagrion tenellum (de Villers, 1789) – Small Red Damselfly[7]
  • Ceriagrion tricrenaticeps Legrand, 1984
  • Ceriagrion varians (Martin, 1908)
  • Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952

Etymology

The genus name Ceriagrion is derived from the Latin cerinus ("wax-coloured"), combined with Agrion, a genus name derived from the Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild"). Agrion was the name given in 1775 by Johan Christian Fabricius for all damselflies.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Ceriagrion Selys, 1876". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Ceriagrion. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8. 
  3. ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  4. ↑ Jović, M.; Boudot, J.-P. (2020). "Ceriagrion georgifreyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59700A138714520.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59700/138714520. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  5. ↑ Boudot, J.-P.; Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F.; Schneider, W.; Samraoui, B. (2016). "Ceriagrion glabrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59828A75380384.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59828/75380384. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6. 
  7. ↑ "Ceriagrion tenellum". British Dragonfly Society. http://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/small-red-damselfly. 
  8. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283318421_The_Naming_of_Australia's_Dragonflies. 

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