Nannophya

Nannophya
Nannophya pygmaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Subfamily:	Brachydiplacinae
Genus:	Nannophya Rambur, 1842 [1]

Nannophya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. ^[2] They are found in Asia and Australia. ^[3] They are commonly known as Pygmyflies. Species of Nannophya are small to tiny dragonflies often brightly coloured. ^[4] It includes Nannophya pygmaea , the scarlet dwarf, which is considered to be the world's smallest dragonfly.

Species

The genus Nannophya includes the following species: ^[5]

Male	Female	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
		Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865	Australian pygmyfly	eastern Australia
		Nannophya dalei (Tillyard, 1908)	Eastern Pygmyfly [6]	south-eastern Australia
		Nannophya fenshami Theischinger, 2020	Artesian Pygmyfly [4]	Central Queensland, Australia.
		Nannophya katrainensis Singh, 1955		Himalayas
		Nannophya occidentalis (Tillyard, 1908)	Western Pygmyfly [7]	south-western Australia
		Nannophya paulsoni Theischinger, 2003	Scarlet Pygmyfly [4]	northern Australia
		Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842	Scarlet dwarf	Southeast Asia to China and Japan, south to Australia.

References

1. Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [27] – via Gallica.
2. "Genus Nannophya Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
3. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN   978-1-48631-374-7.
5. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
6. Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya dalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T163528A5611834. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163528A5611834.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
7. Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T163540A5613560. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163540A5613560.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017.