Hesperagrion is a genus of painted damsels in the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. There are at least two described species in Hesperagrion.[1][2][3]
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| Hesperagrion heterodoxum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Hesperagrion Calvert, 1902 |
Species
editThese two species belong to the genus Hesperagrion:
- Hesperagrion heterodoxum (Selys, 1868) (painted damsel)
- † Hesperagrion praevolans Cockerell, 1907
References
edit- ^ "Hesperagrion Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Hesperagrion". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Hesperagrion Genus Information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
Further reading
edit- Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume I: Zygoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 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.