Zenithoptera

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Zenithoptera
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Zenithoptera lanei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Palpopleurinae
Genus: Zenithoptera
Sélys, 1869

Zenithoptera is a genus of dragonfly. They occur in Central America and northern South America. Their habitat is grassy marshes or clearings. [1]

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Species

The genus contains the following species: [2]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Zenithoptera anceps Pujol-Luz, 1993Brasil
Zenithoptera fasciata1.jpg Zenithoptera fasciata Linnaeus, 1758 Rainforest bluewing [3] Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela
Anisoptera Ana Cotta 3022296333.jpg Zenithoptera lanei Santos, 1941Clearspot bluewingBrazil
Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910Viola bluewingBrazil

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References

  1. Garrison, Rosser W.; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly Genera of the New World . The Johns Hopkins University Press. p.  164. ISBN   0-8018-8446-2.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama . Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  3. von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Zenithoptera fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T159068A5319501. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T159068A5319501.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017.