Epitheca princeps

Epitheca princeps
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Corduliidae
Genus:	Epitheca
Species:	E. princeps
Binomial name
Epitheca princeps Hagen, 1861

Epitheca princeps, the prince baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America. ^{[2] [3] [1] [4]}

The IUCN conservation status of Epitheca princeps is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. ^{[1] [5] [6]}

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Epitheca princeps:

• Epitheca princeps princepsHagen, 1861
• Epitheca princeps regina(Hagen in Selys, 1871)

References

1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Epitheca princeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T50970816A65836259. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50970816A65836259.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Epitheca princeps". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Epitheca princeps". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. "Epitheca princeps species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
5. "Odonata Central" . Retrieved 2019-07-02.
6. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

• Hagen, Hermann (1861). Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America with a list of the South American species. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 4. Washington: Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.22092.
• Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl: 1887/22953 .

External links

• Media related to Epitheca princeps at Wikimedia Commons