Xanthocnemis is a genus of narrow-winged damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. There are at least two described species in Xanthocnemis, found in New Zealand.[1][2][3][4]
| Xanthocnemis | |
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| Xanthocnemis zealandica, common redcoat damselfly | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Xanthocnemis Tillyard, 1913 |
Species edit
These two species belong to the genus Xanthocnemis:
- Xanthocnemis tuanuii Rowe, 1981 (Chatham Redcoat Damselfly)[5]
- Xanthocnemis zealandica (McLachlan, 1873) (Common Redcoat Damselfy)
References edit
- ^ "Xanthocnemis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; et al. (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Rowe, R. J. (1981). "A New Species of Xanthocnemis Tillyard (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 18: 205–209. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906305. Wikidata Q58677180.
Further reading edit
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
- Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume I: Zygoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 110. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014933-3.