Miathyria
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Miathyria marcella |
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| Kirby , 1889 |
The genus Miathyria is one of the nine dragonfly genera of the subfamily Pantalinae . In it the two species Miathyria marcella and Miathyria simplex are combined. The genus was established in 1889 by William F. Kirby . The distribution area extends over the southeast of the USA to central Argentina and Uruguay .
features
The types of Miathyria are between 28 and 40 millimeters long and are small to medium-sized. The color of the abdomen ranges from yellow and orange, in M. marcella , to red in M. simplex . The wings are transparent and only have a brownish spot at the base, which is traversed by red or orange veins .
Way of life
The larvae live in stagnant water on the roots of floating plants. The genera water salad ( Pistia ) and water hyacinths ( Eichhornia ) are preferred. The adults often fly together with representatives of the genera Tauriphila and Tramea in a flock. Sometimes mating occurs in the swarm. When the eggs are laid, the males and females remain connected.
Genre history
The taxon was established by Kirby in 1889. A species previously known as Libellula simplex served as a generotype . Navás also established the genus Nothifixis in 1916, which was recognized as a synonym by Friedrich Ris in the same year .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Henrik Steinmann: World Catalog of Odonata (Volume II Anisoptera). de Gruyter, 1997, ISBN 3-11-014934-6 , p. 551.
- ↑ a b c : Dragonfly Genera of the New World . Johns Hopkins University Press , 2006, ISBN 0-8018-8446-2 , pp. 255f.
- ^ Carlos Esquivel: Libélulas de Mesoamérica y el caribe , Herrara, Editorial INBio ISBN 9968-927-13-9 , p. 225.