Boghaunters
Williamsonia fletcheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Williamsonia
Davis, 1913

Williamsonia is a genus of small dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as boghaunters. Unlike other genera of emerald dragonflies, they have dark eyes and nonmetallic bodies.[1]

Species

The genus consists of only two living species:[2]

ImageSpeciesDistribution
Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923 โ€“ ebony boghaunter[1][3]southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
Williamsonia lintneri (Hagen in Selys, 1878) โ€“ ringed boghaunter[3]United States ( Wisconsin, Michigan, New England, New York, and New Jersey)

References

  1. 1 2 Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
  2. โ†‘ 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. 1 2 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.


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