Biology:Tetrathemis
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Tetrathemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[1][2] Species of Tetrathemis are found in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, New Guinea and Australia.[3]
Species
The genus Tetrathemis includes the following species:[2]
- Tetrathemis camerunensis (Sjöstedt, 1900)
- Tetrathemis corduliformis Longfield, 1936
- Tetrathemis denticauda Fraser, 1954
- Tetrathemis flavescens Kirby, 1889
- Tetrathemis fraseri Legrand, 1977 - treefall elf
- Tetrathemis godiardi Lacroix, 1921
- Tetrathemis irregularis Brauer, 1868 - rainforest elf[4]
- Tetrathemis irregularis cladophila - Tillyard, 1908 - rainforest elf
- Tetrathemis leptoptera Selys, 1877
- Tetrathemis longfieldae Legrand, 1977
- Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878
- Tetrathemis polleni (Selys, 1877) - black-splashed elf[5]
- Tetrathemis ruwensoriensis Fraser, 1941
- Tetrathemis victoriae (Pinhey, 1963)
- Tetrathemis yerburii Kirby, 1893
Etymology
The genus name Tetrathemis is derived from the Greek τετρα- (tetra, "four") and -themis, from Greek Θέμις (Themis), the goddess of divine law, order and justice. In early odonate taxonomy, names ending in -themis were widely used for dragonflies. The name refers to the apparently four-sided triangle in the wings.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Genus Tetrathemis Brauer, 1868". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Tetrathemis.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ↑ Samways, Michael J. (2008). The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
- ↑ Brauer, Friedrich (1868). "Neue und wenig bekannte vom Herrn Doct. Semper gesammelte Odonaten" (in de). Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 18: 167–188 [182]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25254145.
- ↑ 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.
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