Raphismia
Appearance
Raphismia | |
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Raphismia bispina | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Brachydiplacinae |
Genus: | Raphismia Kirby, 1889[1] |
Raphismia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[2] found across Southeast Asia to Australia.[3][4] One species, Raphismia bispina is a small dragonfly found in mangrove swamps.
Species
[edit]The genus Raphismia includes two species:[5]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Raphismia bispina (Hagen, 1867) | spiny-chested percher | Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia. | ||
Raphismia inermis Ris, 1910 | Indonesia |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Kirby, W.F. (1889). "A revision of the subfamily Libellulinae, with descriptions of new genera and species". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 12: 249–348 [293] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Genus Raphismia Kirby, 1889". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 274. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 23 February 2017.