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Damselfly nymphs never live in salt water, but ''I. ramburii'' nymphs have been observed in brackish and even sulphurous waters.<ref name="calvert">{{Cite journal |
Damselfly nymphs never live in salt water, but ''I. ramburii'' nymphs have been observed in brackish and even sulphurous waters.<ref name="calvert">{{Cite journal |
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Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. Males are green with blue on abdominal segments 8 and 9. Females orange-red, olive green, or may look like males.[2]
Habitat
Ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow streams with vegetation and sunlight are its main habitat.[2] Damselfly nymphs never live in salt water, but I. ramburii nymphs have been observed in brackish and even sulphurous waters.[3]
Mating
John Edward Lloyd qualified the mating of this species as "enigmatic": the male grasps the female's head with the terminal appendages of its abdomen while the female seeks and absorbs the sperm with its gonopore. He hypothesised that this "wheel" could have evolved in order to prevent females from escaping during the copulation.[4]
Etymology
Edmond de Sélys Longchamps named this damselfly in honor of Jules Pierre Rambur,[5] an entomologist 12 years his senior. Rambur's collection of insects was one of several that was incorporated into that of Sélys.
References
- ^ "Ischnura ramburii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. p. 140. ISBN 0-691-11364-5.
- ^ Calvert, Philip P (October, 1893). "Catalogue of the Odonata (Dragonflies) of the Vicinity of Philadelphia". American Entological Society: 204.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Lloyd, J. E. (March, 1979). "Mating Behavior and Natural Selection". The Florida Entomologist. 62 (1): 17–34.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Paulson, Dennis R; Dunkle, Sidney W (14 April 2009). "A Checklist of North American Odonata": 21.
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External links
- Species Ischnura ramburii on BugGuide.Net