Biology:Mnais

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Mnais is a genus of broad-winged damselflies, known as copperwings, in the family Calopterygidae. The genus was described by the Belgian entomologist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1853[1]. There are 15 described species in Mnais.[2][3][4][5]

Mnais pruinosa

Distribution

Mnias damselflies are found primarily in eastern Asia[2][6].

Biology and Behaviour

Adult male Mnais occur in two genetically determined wing morphs, orange-winged and clear-winged, controlled by a single locus. Orange-winged males tend to be territorial and defend oviposition sites, while clear-winged males are typically non-territorial and perch nearby to intercept females [7][8].

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Mnais:

  • Mnais andersoni McLachlan in Selys, 1873
  • Mnais auripennis Needham, 1930
  • Mnais costalis Selys, 1869
  • Mnais decolorata Bartenef, 1913
  • Mnais esakii Asahina, 1976
  • Mnais gregoryi Fraser, 1924
  • Mnais icteroptera Fraser, 1929
  • Mnais incolor Martin, 1921
  • Mnais maclachlani Fraser, 1924
  • Mnais mneme Ris, 1916
  • Mnais pieli Navas, 1936
  • Mnais pruinosa Selys, 1853
  • Mnais semiopaca May, 1935
  • Mnais tenuis Oguma, 1913
  • Mnais yunosukei (Asahina, 1990)

References

  1. ↑ "IRMNG - Ammobaculites orientalis Yan & Norling, 1991 †". https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1037679. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mnais". https://www.gbif.org/species/1427264. Retrieved 2020-01-23. 
  3. ↑ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R. et al. , Wikidata Q54522669
  4. ↑ "Odonata Central". https://www.odonatacentral.org/. Retrieved 2019-07-02. 
  5. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 2019-07-02. 
  6. ↑ "Odonate Country Checklists - Map of Life" (in en). https://mol.org/documentation/odonate-country-checklists. 
  7. ↑ Tsubaki, Yoshitaka (2003). "The genetic polymorphism linked to mate-securing strategies in the male damselfly Mnais costalis Selys (Odonata: Calopterygidae)" (in en). Population Ecology 45 (3): 263–266. doi:10.1007/s10144-003-0162-8. ISSN 1438-390X. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1007/s10144-003-0162-8. 
  8. ↑ Sherratt, Thomas N; Beatty, Christopher D; Dewan, Ian; Di Iorio, Katherine; Finkelstein, Isaac; Loeffler-Henry, Karl; Miller, Marrissa; Para, Falisha et al. (2025-01-29). Briffa, Mark. ed. "Territorial-sneaker games with non-uniform interactions and female mate choice" (in en). Behavioral Ecology 36 (2). doi:10.1093/beheco/araf002. ISSN 1045-2249. PMID 39895950. PMC 11786120. https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/doi/10.1093/beheco/araf002/7959519. 

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.
  • Steinmann, Henrik (1997). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume I: Zygoptera. Das Tierreich. 110. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014933-3. 
  • Westfall, Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (1996). Damselflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-0-945417-93-4. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2735535 entry




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