Moss maids
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Nordic moss damsel ( Leucorrhinia rubicunda ), immature male |
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| Brittinger , 1850 |
The moss damsel ( Leucorrhinia ) are a genus of the subfamily Leucorrhiniinae and were first described by Brittinger in 1850 .
features
Typical of the genus is the "white face" (here a male of the great moss maiden , Leucorrhinia pectoralis )
In 1850, Brittinger named, in addition to the metallic sheen of the thorax , the triangular, black spot on the base of the hind wing, the white forehead and nose, as well as the shape, dorsal flank and abdominal appendages as features of the genus .
Systematics
The following species belong to this genus; five of them are also native to the German-speaking area:
- Eastern moss damsel - Leucorrhinia albifrons
- Leucorrhinia borealis
- Dainty moss damsel - Leucorrhinia caudalis
- Little Moss Maiden - Leucorrhinia dubia
- Leucorrhinia frigida
- Leucorrhinia glacialis
- Leucorrhinia hudsonica
- Leucorrhinia intacta
- Leucorrhinia patricia
- Great Moss Maiden - Leucorrhinia pectoralis
- Leucorrhinia proxima
- Nordic moss damsel - Leucorrhinia rubicunda
credentials
- ↑ Henrik Steinmann: World Catalog of Odonata (Volume II Anisoptera) [p. 367], de Gruyter, 1997, ISBN 3-11-014934-6
- ↑ Brittimger: The Libelluiden the Kingdom of Austria. In: Session reports of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, mathematical and natural science class. 4/1850, pp. 329-336 [1] .
- ↑ GBif ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on April 21, 2006
