Miathyria
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Genus: | Miathyria Kirby, 1889
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Micrathyria is a Neotropical genus of dragonflies. They are commonly known as Hyacinth Gliders.[1] One species, M. marcella, occurs in North America.[1] They are associated with floating plants, especially Water Hyacinth[1] or Water Lettuce.[2]
The genus contains only two species:[3]
- Miathyria marcella (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Hyacinth Glider[4]
- Miathyria simplex (Rambur, 1842) - Dwarf Glider[2]
References
- ^ a b c Dunkle, Sidney W. (1989). Dragonflies of the Florida peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. Gainesville, FL: Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-23-3.
- ^ a b Garrison, Rosser W. (2006). Dragonfly genera of the New World : an illustrated and annotated key to the Anisoptera ([Online-Ausg.] ed.). Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8446-2.
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