Sympetrinae

Sympetrinae
Great darter ( Sympetrum striolatum ), ♂
Systematics
Subclass : Flying insects (Pterygota) Order : Dragonflies (Odonata) Subordination : Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Superfamily : Libelluloidea Family : Libellulidae (Libellulidae) Subfamily : Sympetrinae
Scientific name
Sympetrinae
Tillyard , 1917

The Sympetrinae are a subfamily of libellulidae (Libellulidae) within the vial .

features

The Sympetrinae are distinguished from the representatives of other subfamilies mainly by specific features of the wing veins . They have additional quarters in the Cubitoanal field , the other taxa are missing. In addition, the larvae of all Sympetrinae lack the bristle comb between the top and the back of the head, as is present in the Haplohamulida blueprint , which also includes all dragonflies.

Systematics

In addition to the eponymous type genus of the darter ( Sympetrum ), the Sympetrinae contain representatives of another twenty genera, which are divided into the two tribe Sympetrini and Leucorrhiniini. The taxon was established by Tillyard in 1917 and confirmed by Tillyard & Frazer in 1940; a limitation as Sympetrinae sensu stricto was made in 1996 by Günter Bechly. The following genera are included:

• Acisoma
• Brachythemis
• Bradinopyga
• Crocothemis
• Cyanothemis
• Deielia
• Diplacodes
• Erythemis
• Erythrodiplax
• Indothemis
• Nannodiplax
• Nesogonia
• Neurothemis
• Emergency diplax
• Ophippus
• Pachydiplax
• Philonomon
• Pseudoleon
• Rhodopygia
• Rhodothemis
• Sympetrum ( darter )
• Viridithemis
• Ypirangathemis

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1. ^ Henrik Steinmann - World Catalog of Odonata (Volume II Anisoptera) [p. 430], de Gruyter, 1997, ISBN 3-11-014934-6