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Paraphlebia

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Paraphlebia
Paraphlebia zoe in Veracruz
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Superfamily: Calopterygoidea
Family: Thaumatoneuridae
Genus: Paraphlebia
Selys, 1861

Paraphlebia is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Dijkstra et al. in 2013.[1]

Species

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These fifteen species belong to the genus Paraphlebia:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; et al. (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ortega-Salas, Héctor; González-Soriano, Enrique; Jocque, Merlijn (11 January 2022). "Untangling the waterfall damsels: a review of the Mesoamerican genus Paraphlebia Selys in Hagen, 1861 (Odonata: Thaumatoneuridae) with descriptions of 11 new species". Zootaxa. 5089 (1): 1–66. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5089.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  3. ^ Paulson, Dennis; Schorr, Martin; Deliry, Cyrille (12 January 2022). "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ Paulson, D.; von Ellenrieder, N. (2006). "Paraphlebia zoe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T16176A5497209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T16176A5497209.en.