Leucorrhiniinae

Leucorrhiniinae
Great moss damsel ( Leucorrhinia pectoralis ) ♀
Systematics
Subclass : Flying insects (Pterygota) Order : Dragonflies (Odonata) Subordination : Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Superfamily : Libelluloidea Family : Libellulidae (Libellulidae) Subfamily : Leucorrhiniinae
Scientific name
Leucorrhiniinae
Tillyard & Fraser , 1940

The Leucorrhiniinae ( Syn .: Leucorrhininae) are a subfamily of the sail dragonflies (Libellulidae) within the dragonflies . It is home to eight genera and was established in 1940 by Tillyard and Fraser .

features

The species of the subfamily Leucorrhiniinae are mostly of small to medium size. Their faces are white and the veins are open. The different sectors of the Arculus already separate at their origin. The base of the wing triangle in the hind wing is at the level of the arculus. There are also veins in the cubital area .

Systematics

In addition to the eponymous type genus of Leucorrhinia , the Leucorrhiniinae include representatives of another 7 genera:

• Austrothemis
• Brachymesia
• Celithemis
• Leucorrhinia
• Planiplax

Individual evidence

1. ^ Henrik Steinmann - World Catalog of Odonata (Volume II Anisoptera) [p. 364], de Gruyter, 1997, ISBN 3-11-014934-6

literature

• Silsby, J. (2001): Dragonflies of the world , Smithsonian Institution Press
• H. Steinmann: World Catalog of Odonata. Vol II. Anisoptera. de Gruyter, Berlin-New York 1997. ISBN 3-11-014934-6