Protoneuridae
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| Protoneuridae | |
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| Prodasineura croconota | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 [1] |
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Protoneuridae is a family of damselflies. Most species are commonly known as threadtails, while others are commonly known as bambootails. They are called threadtails because their abdomen are pin-thin. Threadtails are usually small size damselflies and their wings are usually transparent. It contains the following genera [2][3]:
- Amazoneura Machado, 2004
- Arabineura Schneider and Dumont, 1995
- Caconeura Kirby, 1890
- Chlorocnemis Selys, 1863
- Drepanoneura von Ellenrieder & Garrison, 2008
- Disparoneura Selys, 1860
- Elattoneura Cowley, 1935
- Epipleoneura Williamson, 1915
- Epipotoneura Williamson, 1915
- Esme Fraser, 1922
- Forcepsioneura Lencioni, 1999
- Idioneura Selys, 1860
- IsomecocnemisCowley, 1936
- Junix Rácenis, 1968
- Lamproneura De Marmels, 2003
- MelanoneuraFraser, 1922
- Microneura Hagen in Selys, 1886
- Neoneura Selys, 1860
- Nososticta Selys, 1860
- Peristicta Hagen in Selys, 1860
- Phasmoneura Williamson, 1916
- Phylloneura Fraser, 1922
- Prodasineura Cowley, 1934
- Proneura Selys, 1889
- Protoneura Selys in Sagra, 1857
- Psaironeura Williamson, 1915
- Roppaneura Santos, 1966
[edit] References
- ^ "Liste des espèces d'odonates en collection au Muséum : collection exotique". Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nantes. http://www.museum.nantes.fr/pages/03-apercu/odonates/liste_exotique.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-22. (French)
- ^ "Protoneuridae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=102159.
- ^ "The Families and Genera of Odonata". Slater Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20070609132207/http://www.ups.edu/x6515.xml. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
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