Zosteraeschna
| Zosteraeschna | |
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| Zosteraeschna minuscula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
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| Genus: | Zosteraeschna Peters & Theischinger, 2011 |
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Zosteraeschna is the scientific name of a genus of dragonflies from the family Aeshnidae.[1] These relatively large dragonflies are also known as hawkers. They are dark brown with yellow-green markings; On the abdomens of the males, much of the top of S2 and base of S3 are blue.[2]
Species[]
The genus Zosteraeschna includes the following species:[1]
- Zosteraeschna ellioti (Kirby, 1896)
- Zosteraeschna minuscula (MacLachlan, 1896)
- (Förster, 1906)
Some authorities treat as a subspecies of Zosteraeschna ellioti.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". www.pugetsound.edu/. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ a b Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN 978-94-916-1506-1.
Categories:
- Aeshnidae
- Anisoptera genera
- Aeshnidae stubs