Biology:Boyeria
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Short description: Genus of dragonflies
| Boyeria | |
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| Western spectre (Boyeria irene) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Boyeria McLachlan, 1896 |
Boyeria is a genus of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, commonly called spotted darners. They occur in temperate North America and Eurasia.[1]
The name Boyeria commemorates the French entomologist Etienne Laurent Joseph Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe[2]
The genus contains the following seven described species:[3]
- Boyeria cretensis Peters, 1991 – Cretan spectre[4]
- Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907 – ocellated darner[5]
- Boyeria irene (Fonscolombe, 1838) – western spectre[6]
- Boyeria jamjari Jung, 2011
- Boyeria karubei Yokoi, 2002
- Boyeria maclachlani Selys, 1883
- Boyeria sinensis Asahina, 1978
- Boyeria vinosa (Say, 1840) – fawn darner[5]
References
- ↑ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- ↑ Berger, Cynthia (2004). Dragonflies: Wild Guide. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-2971-0. https://archive.org/details/dragonflieswildg00cynt.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ Boudot, J.-P. (2010). "Boyeria cretensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T60307A12341708. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T60307A12341708.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60307/12341708.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204160258/http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q1311596 entry
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