Biology:Mecistogaster modesta

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Mecistogaster modesta
Bromeliad helicopter (Mecistogaster modesta) female Belize.jpg
Female, Belize
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Mecistogaster
Species:
M. modesta
Binomial name
Mecistogaster modesta
Selys, 1860

Mecistogaster modesta is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America.[1][2][3][4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster modesta:

  • Mecistogaster modesta iphigenia Selys, 1886
  • Mecistogaster modesta modesta Selys, 1860

References

Further reading

  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.

Wikidata ☰ Q1975150 entry