Mecistogaster linearis
Mecistogaster lineari, or the Giant Helicopter Damselfly[1] is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in South America.[2][3][4][5]
| Mecistogaster linearis | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Odonata | 
| Suborder: | Zygoptera | 
| Family: | Coenagrionidae | 
| Subfamily: | Pseudostigmatinae | 
| Genus: | Mecistogaster | 
| Species: | M. linearis  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1777)  | |
Subspecies
    
These two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster linearis:
- Mecistogaster linearis infumata Fraser, 1946
 - Mecistogaster linearis linearis (Fabricius, 1777)
 
References
    
- "Lawrence Ball: Dragonflies of the Amazon - Discover ConservationDiscover Conservation". www.discoverconservation.org. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
 - "Mecistogaster linearis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
 - "Mecistogaster linearis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
 - "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
 - "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
 
Further reading
    
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
 
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