Archibasis

Archibasis is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae.[2] These damselflies are generally medium-sized with bright colouring.[3] Archibasis occurs in southern Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.[4]

Archibasis
Archibasis lieftincki
Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Archibasis
Kirby, 1890[1]
Probable distribution of Archibasis

Species

The genus Archibasis includes the following species:[5]

  • Archibasis crucigera Lieftinck, 1949
  • Archibasis incisura Lieftinck, 1949
  • Archibasis lieftincki Conniff & Bedjacnic, 2013
  • Archibasis melanocyana (Selys, 1877)
  • Archibasis mimetes (Tillyard, 1913)
  • Archibasis oscillans (Selys, 1877)
  • Archibasis rebeccae Kemp, 1989
  • Archibasis tenella Lieftinck, 1949
  • Archibasis viola Lieftinck, 1949

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 [156]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5534.
  2. "Genus Archibasis Kirby, 1890". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  4. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
  5. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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