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
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Dicterias
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D. atrosanguinea
Binomial name
Dicterias atrosanguinea
Selys, 1853

References

  1. Paulson, D. & von Ellenrieder, N. 2006. Dicterias atrosanguinea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 January 2016.
  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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