Dicterias

Dicterias is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Dicteriadidae.[2] It contains the single species Dicterias atrosanguinea, which is known commonly as the red bareleg. It is endemic to Brazil. It occurs on the banks of the Amazon River.[1]

Dicterias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Dicteriadidae
Genus:
Dicterias
Species:
D. atrosanguinea
Binomial name
Dicterias atrosanguinea
Selys, 1853

References
  1. Paulson, D.; von Ellenrieder, N. (2006). "Dicterias atrosanguinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59714A11992000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59714A11992000.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Fleck, G., Neiss, U. G., & Hamada, N. (2012). The larva of Dicterias Selys, 1853 (Odonata: Heliocharitidae (= Dicteriadidae)), and taxonomic and phylogenetic notes on Heliocharitidae. Zootaxa, 3164, 32-40.


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