Hetaerina

Hetaerina
American Rubyspot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Calopterygidae
Genus: Hetaerina
Hagen in Selys, 1853

Hetaerina is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. They are commonly known as Rubyspots because of the deep red wing bases of the males.[1] The name is from Ancient Greek: ἑταίρα (hetaira), courtesan. H. rudis, the Guatemalan rubyspot, is considered vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List.[2]

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species:[3]

  • Hetaerina amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
  • Hetaerina americana (Fabricius, 1798) – American Rubyspot[4]
  • Hetaerina auripennis (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Hetaerina aurora Ris, 1918
  • Hetaerina brightwelli (Kirby, 1823)
  • Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773)
  • Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873
  • Hetaerina charca Calvert, 1909
  • Hetaerina cruentata (Rambur, 1842)
  • Hetaerina curvicauda Garrison, 1990 – Hook-tipped Rubyspot[5]
  • Hetaerina duplex Selys, 1869
  • Hetaerina erythrokalamus Garrison, 1990
  • Hetaerina flavipennis Garrison, 1990
  • Hetaerina fuscoguttata Selys, 1878
  • Hetaerina gallardi Machet, 1989
  • Hetaerina hebe Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina indeprensa Garrison, 1990
  • Hetaerina infecta Calvert, 1901
  • Hetaerina laesa Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina longipes Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina majuscula Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina medinai Rácenis, 1968
  • Hetaerina mendezi Jurzitza, 1982
  • Hetaerina miniata Selys, 1879
  • Hetaerina moribunda Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina mortua Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina occisa Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina pilula Calvert, 1901
  • Hetaerina proxima Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina rosea Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina rudis Calvert, 1901 – Guatemalan Rubyspot[2]
  • Hetaerina sanguinea Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina sempronia Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina simplex Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina titia (Drury, 1773) – Smoky Rubyspot[4]
  • Hetaerina vulnerata Hagen in Selys, 1853 – Canyon Rubyspot[4]
  • Hetaerina westfalli Rácenis, 1968

References

  1. ↑ Hogue, Charles Leonard (1993). Latin American Insects and Entomology. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-07849-7.
  2. 1 2 von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. (2006). "Hetaerina rudis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  5. ↑ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Hetaerina curvicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
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