Mecistogaster
| Mecistogaster | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Pseudostigmatidae |
| Genus: | Mecistogaster |
Mecistogaster is a genus of large Neotropical damselflies in the family Pseudostigmatidae, commonly known as helicopter damsels. Members of this genus have very long abdomens which they use to deposit their eggs in the water-filled rosettes of bromeliads growing on trees in the forest.[1]
Species
The genus contains the following species:
- Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister, 1839) - Amalia Helicopter[2]
- Mecistogaster amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
- Mecistogaster asticta Selys, 1860
- Mecistogaster buckleyi McLachlan, 1881 - Blue-tipped Helicopter[3]
- Mecistogaster jocaste Hagen, 1869
- Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)
- Mecistogaster lucretia (Drury, 1773)
- Mecistogaster martinezi Machado, 1985 (nomen obscurum)
- Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860
- Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842 - Ornate Helicopter[4]
- Mecistogaster pronoti Sjöstedt, 1918 - Atlantic Helicopter[5]
References
- ↑ Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Csiro Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-643-10249-1.
- ↑ von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. (2006). "Mecistogaster amalia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Mecistogaster buckleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Mecistogaster ornata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. (2006). "Mecistogaster pronoti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 December 2010.