Brachythemis
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| Genus: | Brachythemis Brauer, 1868
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Brachythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as groundlings.
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793) – ditch jewel[2]
- Brachythemis fuscopalliata (Selys, 1887) – dark-winged groundling[3]
- Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890) – northern banded groundling[4]
- Brachythemis lacustris (Kirby, 1889) – red groundling[5]
- Brachythemis leucosticta (Burmeister, 1839) – banded groundling[6]
- Brachythemis wilsoni Pinhey, 1952 – Wilson's groundling[7]
Taxonomy
The banded groundling is one of Africa's most familiar and abundant dragonflies. It has only recently been identified as being two separate species, B. leucosticta and the new taxon B. impartita.[8]
Gallery
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B. contaminata -
B. impartita -
B. lacustris -
B. leucosticta
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References
- ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
- ^ Boudot, J.-P. (2006). "Brachythemis fuscopalliata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T2995A9529988. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T2995A9529988.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2009). "Brachythemis lacustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Suhling, F.; Clausnitzer, V. (2008). "Brachythemis leucosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Kipping, J.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Brachythemis wilsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T59823A12069785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T59823A12069785.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Klaas-Douwe B. D.; N. Matushkina (2009). "Kindred spirits: "Brachythemis leucosticta", Africa's most familiar dragonfly, consists of two species" (PDF). International Journal of Odonatology. 12 (2). ISSN 1388-7890. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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