Biology:Dicteriadidae
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Short description: Family of damselflies
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Scientific classification 
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The Dicteriadidae are a small family of damselflies with only two species in two monotypic genera. The family is endemic to South America.[2]
Species:
- Dicterias atrosanguinea – red bareleg: endemic to Brazil
- Heliocharis amazona – widely distributed in South America
References
- ↑ Trueman, John W.H. (1999). "The Family-Group Names Based on Selys' Légions". International Journal of Odonatology 2 (2): 141–144. doi:10.1080/13887890.1999.9748125.
- ↑ Fleck, G., Neiss, U. G., & Hamada, N. (2012). The larva of Dicterias Selys, 1853 (Odonata: Heliocharitidae (= Dicteriadidae)), and taxonomic and phylogenetic notes on Heliocharitidae. Zootaxa, 3164, 32-40.
Wikidata ☰ Q2488481 entry
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