Biology:Nannophya

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Nannophya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[1] They are found in Asia and Australia.[2] They are commonly known as Pygmyflies. Species of Nannophya are small to tiny dragonflies often brightly coloured.[3] It includes Nannophya pygmaea, the scarlet dwarf, which is considered to be the world's smallest dragonfly.

Etymology

The genus name Nannophya combines the Greek νάννος (nannos, "dwarf") with φυή (phyē, "form", "stature" or "growth"). The name refers to the small size of members of the genus. Other dragonfly genera later using the root -phya include Archaeophya, Austrophya, Cordulephya and Metaphya.[4][5]

Species

The genus Nannophya includes the following species:[6]

Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution
120px Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865 Australian pygmyfly eastern Australia
120px Nannophya dalei (Tillyard, 1908) Eastern Pygmyfly[7] south-eastern Australia
120px Nannophya fenshami Theischinger, 2020 Artesian Pygmyfly[3] Central Queensland, Australia.
Nannophya katrainensis Singh, 1955 Himalayas
Nannophya occidentalis (Tillyard, 1908) Western Pygmyfly[8] south-western Australia
Nannophya paulsoni Theischinger, 2003 Scarlet Pygmyfly[3] northern Australia
120px 120px Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842 Scarlet dwarf Southeast Asia to China and Japan, south to Australia.

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Nannophya Rambur, 1842". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Nannophya. 
  2. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 278. ISBN 0-643-05136-8. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-1-48631-374-7. 
  4. ↑ Rambur, Jules (1842) (in fr). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [27]. http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k61025298/f49.image. 
  5. ↑ 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. 
  6. ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  7. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya dalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163528A5611834.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163528/5611834. Retrieved 24 December 2017. 
  8. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163540A5613560.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163540/5613560. Retrieved 24 December 2017. 

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