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Protoneuridae
Prodasineura croconota
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Protoneuridae

Tillyard, 1917 [1]
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Prodasineura verticalis, female at Kerala, India

The Protoneuridae are a family of damselflies. Most species are commonly known as threadtails, while others are commonly known as bambootails.

Characteristics

These are usually small-sized damselflies and their wings are narrow and mostly transparent, with simple venation. The males tend to be colourful and many have a red, orange, yellow or blue thorax and a black abdomen. Others have a black thorax and brightly-coloured abdomen and others are entirely dark. Their usual habitats are the verges of rivers and streams and the margins of large lakes.[2]

Genera

The family contains the following genera :[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Liste des espèces d'odonates en collection au Muséum : collection exotique" (in French). Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nantes. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  2. ^ Paulson, Dennis (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. p. 186. ISBN 1-4008-3294-2.
  3. ^ "Protoneuridae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. ^ "The Families and Genera of Odonata". Slater Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-08-22.

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