Thecagaster

Thecagaster
Thecagaster bidentata, Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Cordulegastroidea
Family: Cordulegastridae
Genus: Thecagaster
Selys, 1854

Thecagaster is a genus of the dragonfly family Cordulegastridae. There are about 11 described species in Thecagaster, found in Europe and Asia.[1][2][3]

Species

These species belong to the genus Thecagaster:[3]

  • Thecagaster amasina (Morton, 1916)
  • Thecagaster bidentata (Selys, 1843)
  • Thecagaster brevistigma Selys, 1854
  • Thecagaster buchholzi (Lohmann, 1993)
  • Thecagaster charpentieri (Kolenati, 1846)
  • Thecagaster cilicia (Schneider et al, 2021)
  • Thecagaster coronata (Morton, 1916)
  • Thecagaster helladica (Lohmann, 1993)
  • Thecagaster insignis (Schneider, 1845)
  • Thecagaster mzymtae (Bartenev, 1929)
  • Thecagaster pekinensis (Selys, 1886)

References

  1. ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Thecagaster Selys, 1854". Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  2. ↑ Schneider, Thomas; Vierstraete, Andy; Kosterin, Oleg E.; Ikemeyer, Dietmar; et al. (2024). "Molecular Phylogeny of the Family Cordulegastridae (Odonata) Worldwide". Insects. 15 (8). doi:10.3390/insects15080622. hdl:1854/LU-01KFJHS9FW1CB06PNZN48VN0M6. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  3. 1 2 "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2026-06-12.