Nehalennia (damselfly)
| Nehalennia | |
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| Nehalennia gracilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Nehalennia Selys, 1850 |
Nehalennia is a genus of very small damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Most of the species are commonly known as Sprites. One species, N. speciosa occurs in Eurasia; the rest in North and South America.[1]
This genus contains the following six species:[2]
- Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895 – sphagnum sprite[3]
- Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913 – southern sprite[3]
- Nehalennia irene (Hagen, 1861) – sedge sprite[3]
- Nehalennia minuta (Selys in Sagra, 1857) – tropical sprite[3]
- Nehalennia pallidula Calvert, 1913 – Everglades sprite[3]
- Nehalennia speciosa (Charpentier, 1840) – pygmy damselfly, sedgling[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b c d e "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ Bernard, R. & Wildermuth, H. (2006). "Nehalennia speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60265A12336089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60265A12336089.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.