Leptobasis

Leptobasis
Leptobasis melinogaster
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Leptobasis Selys, 1877
Type species
Agrion croceum Förster, 1906
Synonyms [1]
ChrysobasisRácenis, 1959 HylaeagrionFörster, 1960

Leptobasis is a small genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. They are commonly known as swampdamsels. The genus is neotropical and one species, L. melinogaster , has been recorded in Texas. ^[2] They are slender and the females have very long ovipositors. ^[2]

The genus contains the following species: ^{[1] [3]}

• Leptobasis buchholzi (Rácenis, 1959)
• Leptobasis candelaria Alayo, 1968 – Caribbean swampdamsel ^[4]
• Leptobasis guanacaste Paulson, 2009
• Leptobasis linda Johnson, 2016 ^[5]
• Leptobasis lucifer (Donnelly, 1967) – Lucifer swampdamsel ^[6]
• Leptobasis mauffrayi Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2010
• Leptobasis melinogaster González-Soriano, 2002 – cream-tipped swampdamsel ^[7]
• Leptobasis raineyi (Williamson, 1915)
• Leptobasis vacillans Hagen in Selys, 1877 – red-tipped swampdamsel ^[7]

References

1. Rosser W. Garrison; Natalia von Ellenrieder (2010). "Redefinition of Leptobasis Selys with the synonymy of Chrysobasis Rácenis and description of L. mauffrayi sp. nov. from Peru (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa . 2438: 1–36. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.2438.1.1 .
2. Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-12281-6.
3. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
4. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Leptobasis candelaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T165014A5961991. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165014A5961991.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
5. Johnson, J.T. (2016). "Leptobasis linda sp. nov. from Ecuador (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)" . Zootaxa . 4171 (2): 373–381. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.10. PMID   27701231.
6. Paulson, D. (2018). "Leptobasis lucifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T165040A80681434. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T165040A80681434.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
7. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.