Dicterias

Dicterias
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Dicteriadidae
Genus:	Dicterias Selys, 1853
Species:	D. atrosanguinea
Binomial name
Dicterias atrosanguinea Selys, 1853

Dicterias is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Dicteriadidae. ^[2] It contains the single species Dicterias atrosanguinea, which is known commonly as the red bareleg. It is endemic to Brazil. It occurs on the banks of the Amazon River. ^[1]

References

1. Paulson, D.; von Ellenrieder, N. (2006). "Dicterias atrosanguinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006 e.T59714A11992000. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59714A11992000.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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.