Zygonychinae

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Zygonychinae
Zygonyx natalensis

Zygonyx natalensis

Systematics
Subclass : Flying insects (Pterygota)
Order : Dragonflies (Odonata)
Subordination : Dragonflies (Anisoptera)
Superfamily : Libelluloidea
Family : Libellulidae (Libellulidae)
Subfamily : Zygonychinae
Scientific name
Zygonychinae
Fraser , 1957

Zygonychinae denotes a subfamily of libellulidae (Libellulidae) within the vial . It was established in 1957 by Frederic Charles Fraser and is considered the group in which wing veining is most developed. The animals are found in parts of Asia and parts of Africa .

features

The adult males of the subfamily Zygonychinae have a shiny, green or black abdomen , and their complex eyes are also green. The animals are drawn in yellow; when they get older, they turn darker.

Systematics

The following genera belong to the Zygonychinae:

Individual evidence

  1. a b Silsby, J. (2001): Dragonflies of the world , Smithsonian Institution Press
  2. ^ Henrik Steinmann - World Catalog of Odonata (Volume II Anisoptera) [p. 321f], de Gruyter, 1997, ISBN 3-11-014934-6

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