Biology:Raphismia

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Short description: Genus of dragonflies

Raphismia
Mangrove Dwarf, Spiny-chested Percher (46472044125).jpg
Raphismia bispina
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Brachydiplacinae
Genus: Raphismia
Kirby, 1889[1]

Raphismia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[2] found across Southeast Asia to Australia .[3][4] One species, Raphismia bispina is a small dragonfly found in mangrove swamps.

Species

The genus Raphismia includes two species:[5]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Mangrove Dwarf, Spiny-chested Percher (46472044125).jpg Raphismia bispina (Hagen, 1867) spiny-chested percher Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia.
Raphismia inermis Ris, 1910 Indonesia

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. Kirby, W.F. (1889). "A revision of the subfamily Libellulinae, with descriptions of new genera and species". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 12: 249–348 [293]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31019690. 
  2. "Genus Raphismia Kirby, 1889". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Raphismia. 
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 274. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6. 
  4. 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. pp. 278. ISBN 0643051368. 
  5. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2314722 entry