Acanthagrion is a genus of damselflies. It is the dominant genus of damselfly at ponds and lakes in the Neotropics but A. quadratum is the only one found in North America.[1] They are commonly known as Wedgetails because of the raised tip of the abdomen.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Acanthagrion Selys, 1876 |
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Acanthagrion abunae Leonard, 1977
- Acanthagrion adustum Williamson, 1916
- Acanthagrion aepiolum Tennessen, 2004
- Acanthagrion amazonicum Sjöstedt, 1918
- Acanthagrion apicale Selys, 1876
- Acanthagrion ascendens Calvert, 1909
- Acanthagrion chacoense Calvert, 1909
- Acanthagrion chararum Calvert, 1909
- Acanthagrion cuyabae Calvert, 1909
- Acanthagrion dichrostigma De Marmels, 1985
- Acanthagrion egleri Santos, 1961
- Acanthagrion floridense Fraser, 1946
- Acanthagrion fluviatile (De Marmels, 1984)
- Acanthagrion gracile (Rambur, 1842)
- Acanthagrion hartei Muzón & Lozano, 2005
- Acanthagrion hildegarda Gloger, 1967
- Acanthagrion indefensum Williamson, 1916
- Acanthagrion inexpectum Leonard, 1977
- Acanthagrion jessei Leonard, 1977
- Acanthagrion kennedii Williamson, 1916
- Acanthagrion lancea Selys, 1876
- Acanthagrion latapistylum Calvert, 1902
- Acanthagrion longispinosum Leonard, 1977
- Acanthagrion minutum Leonard, 1977
- Acanthagrion obsoletum (Förster, 1914)
- Acanthagrion peruanum Schmidt, 1942
- Acanthagrion peruvianum Leonard, 1977
- Acanthagrion phallicorne Leonard, 1977
- Acanthagrion quadratum Selys, 1876 - Mexican wedgetail[3]
- Acanthagrion rubrifrons Leonard, 1977
- Acanthagrion speculum Garrison, 1985
- Acanthagrion taxaense Santos, 1965
- Acanthagrion temporale Selys, 1876
- Acanthagrion tepuiense De Marmels, 1985
- Acanthagrion trilobatum Leonard, 1977
- Acanthagrion truncatum Selys, 1876
- Acanthagrion vidua Selys, 1876
- Acanthagrion viridescens Leonard, 1977
- Acanthagrion williamsoni Leonard, 1977
- Acanthagrion yungarum Ris, 1918
References
edit- ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.