Dicterias
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| Genus: | Dicterias
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| Species: | D. atrosanguinea
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| Dicterias atrosanguinea Selys, 1853
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Dicterias is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Dicteriadidae.[1] It contains the single species Dicterias atrosanguinea, which is known commonly as the red bareleg. It is endemic to Brazil. It occurs on the banks of the Amazon River.[2]
References
- ^ Fleck, G., Neiss, U. G., & Hamada, N. (2012). The larva of Dicterias Selys, 1853 (Odonata: Heliocharitidae (= Dicteriadidae)), and taxonomic and phylogenetic notes on Heliocharitidae. Zootaxa, 3164, 32-40.
- ^ Paulson, D. & von Ellenrieder, N. 2006. Dicterias atrosanguinea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 January 2016.
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