Franciscagrion

Franciscagrion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Franciscagrion
Machado & Bedê, 2016
Type species
Franciscagrion franciscoi
Machado & Bedê, 2016

Franciscagrion is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. It contains two species.[1] The type species was collected from the source of São Francisco River, and the genus is named in reference to that river.[2]

Species

Franciscagrion contains the following species:[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ Machado, Angelo B.M.; Bedê, Lúcio Cadaval (2 October 2015). "Two new genera and nine new species of damselflies from a localized area in Minas Gerais, Brazil (Odonata: Zygoptera)". International Journal of Odonatology. 18 (4): 269–296. Bibcode:2015IJOdo..18..269M. doi:10.1080/13887890.2015.1072113. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Franciscagrion Machado & Bedê, 2016". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 July 2026.