Miathyria

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Miathyria
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Hyacinth Glider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trameinae
Tribe: Trameini
Genus: Miathyria
Kirby, 1889

Miathyria is a Neotropical genus of dragonflies. They are commonly known as Hyacinth Gliders. [1] One species, M. marcella , occurs in North America. [1] They are associated with floating plants, especially Water Hyacinth [1] or Water Lettuce. [2]

The genus contains only two species: [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dunkle, Sidney W. (1989). Dragonflies of the Florida peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. Gainesville, FL: Scientific Publishers. ISBN   0-945417-23-3.
  2. 1 2 Garrison, Rosser W.; Ellenrieder, Natalia von; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly genera of the New World : an illustrated and annotated key to the Anisoptera ([Online-Ausg.] ed.). Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   0-8018-8446-2.
  3. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  4. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Miathyria marcella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T165066A80685834. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165066A80685834.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.