Miathyria is a Neotropical genus of dragonflies. They are commonly known as Hyacinth Gliders.[1] One species, M. marcella, occurs in North America.[1] They are associated with floating plants, especially Water Hyacinth[1] or Water Lettuce.[2]
Miathyria | |
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Hyacinth Glider | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Trameinae |
Tribe: | Trameini |
Genus: | Miathyria Kirby, 1889 |
The genus contains only two species:[3]
- Miathyria marcella (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Hyacinth Glider[4]
- Miathyria simplex (Rambur, 1842) - Dwarf Glider[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Dunkle, Sidney W. (1989). Dragonflies of the Florida peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. Gainesville, FL: Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-23-3.
- ^ a b Garrison, Rosser W.; Ellenrieder, Natalia von; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly genera of the New World : an illustrated and annotated key to the Anisoptera ([Online-Ausg.] ed.). Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8446-2.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Miathyria marcella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T165066A80685834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165066A80685834.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.