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{{Short description|Genus of damselflies}}
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| name = ''Acanthagrion''
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| taxon = Acanthagrion
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| authority = [[Edmond de Sélys Longchamps|Selys]], 1876
| ordo = [[Odonata]]
| subordo = [[Zygoptera]]
| superfamilia = [[Coenagrionoidea]]
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| familia = [[Coenagrionidae]]
| genus = '''''Acanthagrion'''''
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'''''Acanthagrion''''' is a [[genus]] of [[damselfly|damselflies]]. It is the dominant genus of damselfly at ponds and lakes in the [[Neotropics]] but ''A. quadratum'' is the only one found in North America.<ref name="DDW">{{cite book|last=Paulson|first=Dennis R.|title=Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West|year=2009|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=0-691-12281-4}}</ref> They are commonly known as ''Wedgetails'' because of the raised tip of the abdomen.
'''''Acanthagrion''''' is a [[genus]] of [[damselfly|damselflies]]. It is the dominant genus of damselfly at ponds and lakes in the [[Neotropics]] but ''A. quadratum'' is the only one found in North America.<ref name="DDW">{{cite book|last=Paulson|first=Dennis R.|title=Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West|year=2009|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-12281-6}}</ref> They are commonly known as ''Wedgetails'' because of the raised tip of the abdomen.


The genus contains the following species:<ref>{{World Odonata List}}</ref>
The genus contains the following species:<ref>{{cite web|title=World Odonata List|url=http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/|publisher=[[University of Puget Sound]]|accessdate=11 August 2010|author=Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100828091754/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/| archivedate= 28 August 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
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*''[[Acanthagrion abunae]]'' {{small|Leonard, 1977}}
*''[[Acanthagrion abunae]]'' {{small|Leonard, 1977}}
*''[[Acanthagrion adustum]]'' {{small|Williamson, 1916}}
*''[[Acanthagrion adustum]]'' {{small|Williamson, 1916}}
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*''[[Acanthagrion peruvianum]]'' {{small|Leonard, 1977}}
*''[[Acanthagrion peruvianum]]'' {{small|Leonard, 1977}}
*''[[Acanthagrion phallicorne]]'' {{small|Leonard, 1977}}
*''[[Acanthagrion phallicorne]]'' {{small|Leonard, 1977}}
*''[[Acanthagrion quadratum]]'' {{small|Selys, 1876}} - Mexican Wedgetail<ref name="NAO">{{cite web|title=North American Odonata|url=http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/|publisher=University of Puget Sound|accessdate=5 August 2010|year=2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100711213624/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/| archivedate= 11 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
*''[[Acanthagrion quadratum]]'' {{small|Selys, 1876}} - Mexican Wedgetail<ref name="NAO">{{cite web|title=North American Odonata|url=http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/|publisher=University of Puget Sound|access-date=5 August 2010|year=2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100711213624/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/| archive-date= 11 July 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
*''[[Acanthagrion rubrifrons]]'' {{small|Leonard, 1977}}
*''[[Acanthagrion rubrifrons]]'' {{small|Leonard, 1977}}
*''[[Acanthagrion speculum]]'' {{small|Garrison, 1985}}
*''[[Acanthagrion speculum]]'' {{small|Garrison, 1985}}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:53, 14 October 2023

Acanthagrion
Acanthagrion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Acanthagrion
Selys, 1876

Acanthagrion is a genus of damselflies. It is the dominant genus of damselfly at ponds and lakes in the Neotropics but A. quadratum is the only one found in North America.[1] They are commonly known as Wedgetails because of the raised tip of the abdomen.

The genus contains the following species:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
  2. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  3. ^ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.


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