Biology:Raphismia

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Raphismia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[1] found across Southeast Asia to Australia.[2][3] One species, Raphismia bispina is a small dragonfly found in mangrove swamps.

Etymology

The genus name Raphismia is derived from the Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphis, "needle"), referring to the two small spines on the lower thorax of the male.[4][5]

Species

The genus Raphismia includes two species:[6]

Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution
120px Raphismia bispina (Hagen, 1867) spiny-chested percher Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia.
Raphismia inermis Ris, 1910 Indonesia

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Raphismia Kirby, 1889". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Raphismia. 
  2. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 274. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  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. ↑ Kirby, W.F. (1889). "A revision of the subfamily Libellulinae, with descriptions of new genera and species". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 12: 249–348 [293]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1889.tb00016.x. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31019690. 
  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/. 

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