Nannophya
Nannophya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[2] They are found in Asia and Australia.[3] They are commonly known as Pygmyflies. Species of Nannophya are small to tiny dragonflies often brightly coloured.[4] It includes Nannophya pygmaea, the scarlet dwarf, which is considered to be the world's smallest dragonfly.
| Nannophya | |
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| Nannophya pygmaea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Nannophya Rambur, 1842[1] |
Species
The genus Nannophya includes the following species:[5]
- Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865
- Nannophya dalei (Tillyard, 1908) - Eastern Pygmyfly[6]
- Nannophya katrainensis Singh, 1955
- Nannophya occidentalis (Tillyard, 1908) - Western Pygmyfly[7]
- Nannophya paulsoni Theischinger, 2003- Scarlet Pygmyfly[4]
- Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842 - Scarlet dwarf
References
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- Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [27] – via Gallica.
- "Genus Nannophya Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- 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. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2007). The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
- Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya dalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163528A5611834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163528A5611834.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163540A5613560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163540A5613560.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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