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Diceratobasis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Odonata Family: Coenagrionidae Genus: Diceratobasis
Kennedy, 1920Diceratobasis is a genus of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. The larva of species in this genus live in water trapped in bromeliads.
It contains the following species:
- Diceratobasis macrogaster (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Jamaican Bromeliad Damsel
- Diceratobasis melanogaster Garrison, 1986 - Hispaniolan Bromeliad Damsel
References
- Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. 2005. Diceratobasis melanogaster. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.
- von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. 2005. Diceratobasis macrogaster. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.
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