Boninthemis

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Boninthemis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Libellulinae
Genus: Boninthemis
Species:
B. insularis
Binomial name
Boninthemis insularis
(Matsumura, 1913)

Boninthemis is a monotypic genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae containing the single species Boninthemis insularis. [2] It is endemic to Japan. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Odonata Specialist Group (1996). "Boninthemis insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T2882A9490176. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2882A9490176.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama . Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.