Mecistogaster

Mecistogaster
Mecistogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Pseudostigmatidae
Genus: Mecistogaster

Mecistogaster is a genus of large Neotropical damselflies in the family Pseudostigmatidae. It contains the following species:

  • Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister, 1839) - Amalia Helicopter[1]
  • Mecistogaster amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
  • Mecistogaster asticta Selys, 1860
  • Mecistogaster buckleyi McLachlan, 1881 - Blue-tipped Helicopter[2]
  • Mecistogaster jocaste Hagen, 1869
  • Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)
  • Mecistogaster lucretia (Drury, 1773)
  • Mecistogaster martinezi Machado, 1985 (nomen obscurum)
  • Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860
  • Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842 - Ornate Helicopter[3]
  • Mecistogaster pronoti Sjöstedt, 1918 - Atlantic Helicopter[4]

References

  1. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. (2006). "Mecistogaster amalia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59739. Retrieved 06 December 2010. 
  2. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Mecistogaster buckleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/159012. Retrieved 06 December 2010. 
  3. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Mecistogaster ornata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/158808. Retrieved 06 December 2010. 
  4. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. (2006). "Mecistogaster pronoti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/12921. Retrieved 06 December 2010. 
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