Mecistogaster modesta is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America.[1][2][3][4]
| Mecistogaster modesta | |
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| Female, Belize | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Mecistogaster |
| Species: | M. modesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860
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Subspecies
editThese two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster modesta:
- Mecistogaster modesta iphigenia Selys, 1886
- Mecistogaster modesta modesta Selys, 1860
References
edit- ^ "Mecistogaster modesta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Mecistogaster modesta". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
edit- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.