Nannothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Nannothemis bella, commonly known as the elfin skimmer.[1][2][3][4][5] The elfin skimmer is native to the eastern United States and Canada, and is the smallest dragonfly in North America.[6] Males are powdery blue, while females are black and yellow, resembling a wasp.[7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Brachydiplacinae |
| Genus: | Nannothemis Brauer, 1868 |
| Species: | N. bella
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| Binomial name | |
| Nannothemis bella (Uhler, 1857)
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References
edit- ^ "Nannothemis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Nannothemis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Nannothemis genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "Elfin Skimmer". Maryland Biodiversity Project. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Nannothemis bella". Wisconsin Odonata Survey. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
Further reading
edit- Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
- Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 111. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014934-0.
- Needham, James G.; Westfall Jr., Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-0-945417-94-1.
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
External links
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