Bradinopyga

Bradinopyga
B. geminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Subfamily:	Sympetrinae
Genus:	Bradinopyga Kirby, 1893

Bradinopyga is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It contains the following species: ^[1]

• Bradinopyga cornuta Ris, 1911 – horned rock-dweller ^[2]
• Bradinopyga geminata (Rambur, 1842) – granite ghost ^[3]
• Bradinopyga konkanensis Joshi & Sawant, 2020 – Konkan rockdweller ^[4]
• Bradinopyga strachani (Kirby, 1900) – red rock-dweller ^[5]

The name is derived from Aeolic Greek bradinos (=rhadinos) meaning slender or pliable and Greek pyge for rump or buttock. ^[6]

References

1. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
2. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Bradinopyga cornuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59824A84506981. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59824A84506981.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
3. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
4. Joshi, S.; Sawant, D. (2020). "Description of Bradinopyga konkanensis sp. nov. (Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae) from the coastal region of Maharashtra, India" . Zootaxa. 4779 (1): 065–078. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4779.1.4. PMID   33055799 . Retrieved 23 July 2020.
5. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Bradinopyga strachani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59825A84507333. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59825A84507333.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
6. Jaeger, Edmund C. (1944). A source-book of biological names and terms. Charles C. Thomas. p. 34.