Hesperagrion

Hesperagrion is a genus of painted damsels in the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. There are at least two described species in Hesperagrion.[1][2][3]

Hesperagrion
Hesperagrion heterodoxum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Hesperagrion
Calvert, 1902

Species

These two species belong to the genus Hesperagrion:

  • Hesperagrion heterodoxum (Selys, 1868) (painted damsel)
  • † Hesperagrion praevolans Cockerell, 1907

References
  1. "Hesperagrion Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  2. "Hesperagrion". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-19.

Further reading
  • Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume I: Zygoptera. Das Tierreich. 110. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014933-3.
  • Westfall, Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (1996). Damselflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-0-945417-93-4.
  • 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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