Hetaerina
| Hetaerina | |
|---|---|
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| American Rubyspot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Calopterygidae |
| Genus: | Hetaerina Hagen in Selys, 1853 |
Hetaerina is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. They are commonly known as Rubyspots because of the deep red wing bases of the males.[1] The name is from Ancient Greek: ἑταίρα (hetaira), courtesan. H. rudis, the Guatemalan rubyspot, is considered vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List.[2]
Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species:[3]
- Hetaerina amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
- Hetaerina americana (Fabricius, 1798) – American Rubyspot[4]
- Hetaerina auripennis (Burmeister, 1839)
- Hetaerina aurora Ris, 1918
- Hetaerina brightwelli (Kirby, 1823)
- Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773)
- Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873
- Hetaerina charca Calvert, 1909
- Hetaerina cruentata (Rambur, 1842)
- Hetaerina curvicauda Garrison, 1990 – Hook-tipped Rubyspot[5]
- Hetaerina duplex Selys, 1869
- Hetaerina erythrokalamus Garrison, 1990
- Hetaerina flavipennis Garrison, 1990
- Hetaerina fuscoguttata Selys, 1878
- Hetaerina gallardi Machet, 1989
- Hetaerina hebe Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina indeprensa Garrison, 1990
- Hetaerina infecta Calvert, 1901
- Hetaerina laesa Hagen in Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina longipes Hagen in Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina majuscula Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina medinai Rácenis, 1968
- Hetaerina mendezi Jurzitza, 1982
- Hetaerina miniata Selys, 1879
- Hetaerina moribunda Hagen in Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina mortua Hagen in Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina occisa Hagen in Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina pilula Calvert, 1901
- Hetaerina proxima Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina rosea Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina rudis Calvert, 1901 – Guatemalan Rubyspot[2]
- Hetaerina sanguinea Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina sempronia Hagen in Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina simplex Selys, 1853
- Hetaerina titia (Drury, 1773) – Smoky Rubyspot[4]
- Hetaerina vulnerata Hagen in Selys, 1853 – Canyon Rubyspot[4]
- Hetaerina westfalli Rácenis, 1968
References
- ↑ Hogue, Charles Leonard (1993). Latin American Insects and Entomology. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-07849-7.
- 1 2 von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. (2006). "Hetaerina rudis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ↑ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
- 1 2 3 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Hetaerina curvicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
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