Mecistogaster linearis
| Mecistogaster linearis | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Mecistogaster |
| Species: | M. linearis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1777) | |
Mecistogaster linearis is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in South America.[1][2][3][4][5] It is a predator of web-building spiders. [6]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster linearis:
- Mecistogaster linearis infumata Fraser, 1946
- Mecistogaster linearis linearis (Fabricius, 1777)
References
- ↑ "Mecistogaster linearis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ↑ "Mecistogaster linearis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ↑ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ↑ "Lawrence Ball: Dragonflies of the Amazon - Discover ConservationDiscover Conservation". www.discoverconservation.org. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ↑ Rodrigues, Marciel Elio; Koroiva, Ricardo; Ragalzi-da-Silva, Eric; De Moura, Emanuelle Batista (15 December 2016). "Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae): First Record from Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil". EntomoBrasilis. 9 (3): 212–215. doi:10.12741/ebrasilis.v9i3.637.
Further reading
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.