Biology:Agrionoptera

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Agrionoptera
Agrionoptera insignis allogenes - Red Swampdragon.jpg
Red swampdragon
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Libellulinae
Genus: Agrionoptera
Brauer, 1864[1]

Agrionoptera is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2] Species of Agrionoptera are found across India, Southeast Asia and the Pacific.[3]

Species

The genus Agrionoptera includes the following species:[4]

  • Agrionoptera bartola Needham & Gyger, 1937
  • Agrionoptera cardinalis Lieftinck, 1962
  • Agrionoptera insignis (Rambur, 1842) – red swampdragon[3]
  • Agrionoptera sanguinolenta Lieftinck, 1962
  • Agrionoptera sexlineata Selys, 1879

References

  1. Brauer, F. (1864). "Erster Bericht über die auf der Weltfahrt der kais. Fregatte Novara gesammelten Neuropteren." (in German). Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 14: 159–164 [163]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16408396. 
  2. "Genus Agrionoptera Brauer, 1864". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Agrionoptera. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Theischinger, Gunther (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8. 
  4. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101028100057/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 21 October 2010. 

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