Agriocnemis pygmaea

Pygmy wisp
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Agriocnemis
Species: A. pygmaea
Binomial name
Agriocnemis pygmaea
(Rambur, 1842)[2]
Synonyms
  • Agriocnemis australis Selys, 1877
  • Agriocnemis hyacinthus Tillyard, 1913
  • Agriocnemis velaris Hagen, 1882
  • Agrion pygmaeum Rambur, 1842
  • Agrion kagiensis Matsumura, 1911

Agriocnemis pygmaea[3] (pygmy wisp) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[4] It is also known as wandering midget, pygmy dartlet or wandering wisp. It is well distributed across Asia and parts of Australia.[1]

It breeds in marshes and ponds. The species is found in diverse natural and man made habitats.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 Subramanian, K.A. (2013). "Agriocnemis pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T167280A17524041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T167280A17524041.en. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [278] – via Gallica.
  3. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. ↑ "Species Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis.
  6. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  7. ↑ "Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  8. ↑ "Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-26.

See also

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