Diceratobasis is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. The larva of species in this genus live in water that is trapped in bromeliads.
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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: | Diceratobasis Kennedy, 1920 |
It contains the following species:
- Diceratobasis macrogaster (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Jamaican bromeliad damsel
- Diceratobasis melanogaster Garrison, 1986 - Hispaniolan bromeliad damsel
References
edit- Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- von Ellenrieder, N.; Paulson, D. (2006). "Diceratobasis melanogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59713A11990541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59713A11990541.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- von Ellenrieder, N.; Paulson, D. (2006). "Diceratobasis macrogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59712A11988007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59712A11988007.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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