Libellago lineata

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River heliodor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Libellago
Species:
L. lineata
Binomial name
Libellago lineata
(Burmeister, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Micromerus obscurusKirby, 1886
  • Micromerus uxorRambur, 1842

Libellago lineata, [2] the river heliodor, [3] [4] is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found in many Asian countries. [1]

Contents

The species is found in clear streams or rivers. [1] [5] [6] [3] [4]

Subspecies

Three have been named:

The subspecies Libellago lineata andamanensis and L. lineata indica are now generally considered as new species, Libellago andamanensis and Libellago indica . [2] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mitra, A. (2010). "Libellago lineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T167393A6340869. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167393A6340869.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  3. 1 2 "Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  4. 1 2 "Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  5. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  6. C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 60–63.
  7. Hämäläinen, M. (2002). "cover Notes on the Libellago damselflies of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with description of a new species (Zygoptera: Chlorocyphidae)". Odonatologica. 31 (2002): 345–358.

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