Biology:Nannophya

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Nannophya
Nannophya pygmaea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Brachydiplacinae
Genus: Nannophya
Rambur, 1842[1]

Nannophya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[2] They are found in Asia and Australia.[3] They are commonly known as Pygmyflies. Species of Nannophya are small to tiny dragonflies often brightly coloured.[4] It includes Nannophya pygmaea, the scarlet dwarf, which is considered to be the world's smallest dragonfly.

Species

The genus Nannophya includes the following species:[5]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865 Australian pygmyfly eastern Australia
Nannophya dalei (Tillyard, 1908) Eastern Pygmyfly[6] south-eastern Australia
Nannophya fenshami Theischinger, 2020 Artesian Pygmyfly[4] Central Queensland, Australia.
Nannophya katrainensis Singh, 1955 Himalayas
Nannophya occidentalis (Tillyard, 1908) Western Pygmyfly[7] south-western Australia
Nannophya paulsoni Theischinger, 2003 Scarlet Pygmyfly[4] northern Australia
Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842 Scarlet dwarf Southeast Asia to China and Japan, south to Australia.

References

  1. 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. 
  2. "Genus Nannophya Rambur, 1842". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Nannophya. 
  3. 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 0643051368. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. 
  5. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  6. Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya dalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T163528A5611834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163528A5611834.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163528/5611834. Retrieved 24 December 2017. 
  7. Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T163540A5613560. 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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