Zyxomma

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Duskdarters
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Zyxomma petiolatum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trameinae
Tribe: Zyxommatini
Genus: Zyxomma
Rambur, 1842 [1]

Zyxomma is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. [2] [3] Species of Zyxomma are small to medium-sized, dully coloured, crepuscular insects. They are known as Duskdarters. [4] Members of Zyxomma are found in India, Japan, Africa and Australia. [5]

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Species

The genus Zyxomma includes the following species: [3]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Zyxomma atlanticum Selys, 1889Smoky Duskdarter, Clear-winged Dusk-darterwidespread in central Africa [6]
Zyxomma breviventre (Martin, 1921)Cambodia
Zyxomma elgneri 4297.jpg Zyxomma elgneri Ris, 1913Short-tailed Duskdarter New Guinea to northern Australia [4]
Zyxomma multinervorum Carpenter, 1897Large DuskdarterAustralasia [7]
Zyxomma obtusum 2.jpg Zyxomma obtusum 4.jpg Zyxomma obtusum Albarda, 1881Peninsular Malaysia
Zyxomma petiolatum by kadavoor.jpg Zyxomma petiolatum-Kadavoor-2016-04-12-001.jpg Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842Long-tailed DuskdarterNew Guinea to northern Australia [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [30] – via Gallica.
  2. ↑ "Genus Zyxomma Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  4. 1 2 3 Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN   0-643-09073-8.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Zyxomma atlanticum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T60079A86828532. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60079A86828532.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Kalkman, V. (2009). "Zyxomma multinervinervis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T163924A5668409. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163924A5668409.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Parazyxomma flavicans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59755A85936960. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59755A85936960.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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