Boyeria
| Boyeria | |
|---|---|
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| Western spectre (Boyeria irene) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Boyeria McLachlan, 1896 |
Boyeria is a genus of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, commonly called spotted darners. They occur in temperate North America and Eurasia.[1]
The name Boyeria commemorates the French entymologist Etienne Laurent Joseph Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe[2]
The genus contains the following seven described species:[3]
- Boyeria cretensis Peters, 1991 – Cretan spectre[4]
- Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907 – ocellated darner[5]
- Boyeria irene (Fonscolombe, 1838) – western spectre[6]
- Boyeria jamjari Jung, 2011
- Boyeria karubei Yokoi, 2002
- Boyeria maclachlani Selys, 1883
- Boyeria sinensis Asahina, 1978
- Boyeria vinosa (Say, 1840) – fawn darner[5]
References
- ↑ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
- ↑ Berger, Cynthia (2004). Dragonflies: Wild Guide. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-2971-0.
- ↑ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
- ↑ Boudot, J.-P. (2009). "Boyeria cretensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- 1 2 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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