Dicteriadidae

Dicteriadidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Calopterygoidea
Family:	Dicteriadidae ; Sélys, 1853
Genera
	Dicterias Sélys, 1853; Heliocharis Sélys, 1853;

Last updated June 16, 2025

The Dicteriadidae are a small family of damselflies with only two species in two monotypic genera. The family is endemic to South America.^[2]

Species:

Dicterias atrosanguinea – red bareleg: endemic to Brazil
Heliocharis amazona – widely distributed in South America

References

↑ Trueman, John W.H. (1999). "The Family-Group Names Based on Selys' Légions". International Journal of Odonatology. 2 (2): 141–144. Bibcode:1999IJOdo...2..141T. doi: 10.1080/13887890.1999.9748125 .
↑ 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.

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[1] Trueman, John W.H. (1999). "The Family-Group Names Based on Selys' Légions". International Journal of Odonatology. 2 (2): 141–144. Bibcode:1999IJOdo...2..141T. doi: 10.1080/13887890.1999.9748125 .

[fleck-2] 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.

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