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Coenagrion

Coenagrion
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Coenagrion pulchellum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Coenagrion
Kirby, 1890[1]

Coenagrion is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae,[2] commonly called the Eurasian Bluets (although three species are found in North America: Coenagrion angulatum, Coenagrion interrogatum, and Coenagrion resolutum[3]). Species of Coenagrion are generally medium-sized, brightly coloured damselflies.[4]

Species

The genus Coenagrion includes the following species:[5][6][7]

  • Coenagrion aculeatum Yu & Bu, 2007
  • Coenagrion adelais Fourcroy, 1785
  • Coenagrion amurense (Bartenev, 1956)
  • Coenagrion antiquum Belyshev, 1955
  • Coenagrion armatum (Charpentier, 1840) – Norfolk Damselfly[4] or Dark Bluet[8]
  • Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912 – Prairie Bluet[9]
  • Coenagrion australocaspicum Dumont & Heidari, 1996
  • Coenagrion bartenevi Belyshev, 1955
  • Coenagrion bifurcatum Zhu & Ou-yan 2000
  • Coenagrion brevicauda Bartenev, 1956
  • Coenagrion caerulescens (Fonscolombe, 1838) – Mediterranean Bluet[8]
  • Coenagrion castellani Roberts, 1948
  • Coenagrion chusanicum Navás, 1933
  • Coenagrion dorothaea Fourcroy, 1785
  • Coenagrion ecornutum (Selys, 1872)
  • Coenagrion exornatum (Selys, 1872)
  • Coenagrion glaciale (Selys, 1872)
  • Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825 – Northern Damselfly,[4] Spearhead Bluet[8]
  • Coenagrion holdereri (Förster, 1900)
  • Coenagrion hylas (Trybom, 1889) – Siberian Bluet[8]
  • Coenagrion intermedium Lohmann, 1990 – Cretan Bluet[8]
  • Coenagrion interrogatum (Hagen in Selys, 1876) – Subarctic Bluet[9]
  • Coenagrion johanssoni (Wallengren, 1894) – Arctic Bluet[8]
  • Coenagrion kashmirum Chowdhary & Das, 1975
  • Coenagrion lanceolatum (Selys, 1872)
  • Coenagrion lehmanni Kolenati, 1856
  • Coenagrion lunulatum (Charpentier, 1840) – Irish Damselfly,[4] Crescent Bluet[8]
  • Coenagrion lyelli (Tillyard, 1913) – Swamp Bluet[10]
  • Coenagrion melanoproctum (Selys, 1876)
  • Coenagrion mercuriale (Charpentier, 1840) – Southern Damselfly,[4] Mercury Bluet[8]
  • Coenagrion ornatum (Selys, 1850) – Ornate Bluet[8]
  • Coenagrion persicum Lohmann, 1993
  • Coenagrion ponticum (Bartenef, 1929)
  • Coenagrion puella (Linnaeus, 1758) – Azure Damselfly[4]
  • Coenagrion pulchellum (Van der Linden, 1823) – Variable Damselfly[4]
  • Coenagrion pygmaea Navás, 1919
  • Coenagrion resolutum (Hagen in Selys, 1876) – Taiga Bluet[9]
  • Coenagrion scitulum (Rambur, 1842) – Dainty Damselfly,[4] Dainty Bluet[11]
  • Coenagrion simillimum Bartenev, 1911
  • Coenagrion sophia Fourcroy, 1785
  • Coenagrion striatum Bartenev, 1956
  • Coenagrion syriacum (Morton, 1924) – Syrian Bluet[12]
  • Coenagrion tengchongensis Yu & Bu, 2007
  • Coenagrion terue (Asahina, 1949)
  • Coenagrion tugur (Bartenev, 1956)
  • Coenagrion vanbrinkae Lohmann, 1993

References

  1. ^ Kirby, W.F. (1890). A Synonymic Catalogue of Neuroptera Odonata, or Dragonflies. With an Appendix of fossil species. London: Gurney & Jackson. pp. 202 [148]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5534.
  2. ^ "Genus Coenagrion Kirby, 1890". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ^ Lam, Ed. Damselflies of the Northeast, Forest Hill:Biodiversity Press, 2004.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  5. ^ Coenagrion. funet.fi
  6. ^ http://www.libellen.nl/europa/list.html Zygoptera
  7. ^ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  9. ^ a b c "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  10. ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Coenagrion lyelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163530A5612194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163530A5612194.en.
  11. ^ "Dainty Bluet". dragonflypix.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  12. ^ Schneider, W. & Kalkman, V. (2010). "Coenagrion syriacum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T60272A12338268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60272A12338268.en.
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