Mecistogaster linearis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Mecistogaster
Species:
M. linearis
Binomial name
Mecistogaster linearis
(Fabricius, 1777)

Mecistogaster lineari, or the giant helicopter damselfly,[1] is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in South America.[2][3][4][5]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster linearis:

  • Mecistogaster linearis infumata Fraser, 1946
  • Mecistogaster linearis linearis (Fabricius, 1777)

References

  1. "Lawrence Ball: Dragonflies of the Amazon - Discover ConservationDiscover Conservation". www.discoverconservation.org. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  2. "Mecistogaster linearis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. "Mecistogaster linearis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.


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