Triacanthagyna
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Genus: | Triacanthagyna Selys, 1883
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Triacanthagyna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. The species have large eyes and broad wings. The females have three prominent spines under the last abdominal segment which gives the genus its name. They are commonly known as three-spined darners.[1]
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Williamson, 1923 - Caribbean Darner[3]
- (Geijskes, 1943)
- Williamson, 1923
- (Navás, 1933)
- (Blanchard, 1847)
- (Martin, 1909)
- Triacanthagyna septima (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Pale-green Darner[1][3]
- (Rambur, 1842) - Phantom Darner[3]
- von Ellenrieder & Garrison, 2003
References[]
- ^ a b Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
- ^ Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.
- ^ a b c "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
Categories:
- Aeshnidae
- Anisoptera genera
- Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
- Aeshnidae stubs