Micrathyria

Micrathyria
Tropical Dashers
Thornbush Dasher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Epiprocta
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Micrathyria
Kirby, 1889

Micrathyria is a Neotropical genus of dragonflies. They have bright green eyes and white faces. Most species have a markedly striped thorax. They are commonly known as Tropical Dashers.[1]

It consists of the following species:[2]

  • Micrathyria aequalis (Hagen, 1861) - Spot-tailed Dasher[3]
  • Micrathyria almeidai Santos, 1945
  • Micrathyria artemis Ris, 1911 - Artemis Dasher[4]
  • Micrathyria athenais Calvert, 1909
  • Micrathyria atra (Martin, 1897) - Black Dasher[5]
  • Micrathyria borgmeieri Santos, 1947
  • Micrathyria caerulistyla Donnelly, 1992 - Blue-tipped Dasher[6]
  • Micrathyria cambridgei Kirby, 1897
  • Micrathyria catenata Calvert, 1909
  • Micrathyria coropinae Geijskes, 1963
  • Micrathyria debilis (Hagen, 1861)
  • Micrathyria dictynna Ris, 1919
  • Micrathyria dido Ris, 1911
  • Micrathyria didyma (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Three-striped Dasher[3]
  • Micrathyria dissocians Calvert, 1906 - Caribbean Dasher[7]
  • Micrathyria divergens Westfall, 1992
  • Micrathyria dunklei Westfall, 1992
  • Micrathyria duplicata Navás, 1922
  • Micrathyria dythemoides Calvert, 1909
  • Micrathyria eximia Kirby, 1897
  • Micrathyria hagenii Kirby, 1890 - Thornbush Dasher[3]
  • Micrathyria hesperis Ris, 1911
  • Micrathyria hippolyte Ris, 1911 - Forest Dasher[8]
  • Micrathyria hypodidyma Calvert, 1906
  • Micrathyria iheringi Santos, 1946
  • Micrathyria kleerekoperi Calvert, 1946
  • Micrathyria laevigata Calvert, 1909
  • Micrathyria longifasciata Calvert, 1909
  • Micrathyria mengeri Ris, 1919
  • Micrathyria occipita Westfall, 1992
  • Micrathyria ocellata Martin, 1897
  • Micrathyria paruensis Geijskes, 1963
  • Micrathyria pirassunungae Santos, 1953
  • Micrathyria pseudeximia Westfall, 1992
  • Micrathyria pseudhypodidyma Costa, Lourenço & Viera, 2002
  • Micrathyria ringueleti Rodrigues, 1988
  • Micrathyria romani Sjöstedt, 1918
  • Micrathyria schumanni Calvert, 1906
  • Micrathyria spinifera Calvert, 1909
  • Micrathyria spuria (Selys, 1900)
  • Micrathyria stawiarskii Santos, 1953
  • Micrathyria surinamensis Geijskes, 1963
  • Micrathyria sympriona Tennessen, 2000
  • Micrathyria tibialis Kirby, 1897 - Pale-footed Dasher[9]
  • Micrathyria ungulata Förster, 1907
  • Micrathyria venezuelae De Marmels, 1989

References

  1. ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691122814. 
  2. ^ 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 11 August 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  4. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Micrathyria artemis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/159087. Retrieved 05 October 2010. 
  5. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Micrathyria atra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/158896. Retrieved 05 October 2010. 
  6. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Micrathyria caerulistyla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/159073. Retrieved 05 October 2010. 
  7. ^ Paulson, D. R. (2007). "Micrathyria dissocians". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/165060. Retrieved 05 October 2010. 
  8. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Micrathyria hippolyte". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/158868. Retrieved 05 October 2010. 
  9. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Micrathyria tibialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/158826. Retrieved 05 October 2010. 
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