Boghaunter
| Boghaunters | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Williamsonia fletcheri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Williamsonia Davis, 1913 |
Williamsonia is a genus of small dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as boghaunters. Unlike other genera of emerald dragonflies, they have dark eyes and nonmetallic bodies. The genus was established by entomologist William T. Davis and named after the American banker and amateur odonatologist Edward Bruce Williamson.
Species
The genus consists of only two living species:
| Image | Species | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923 – ebony boghaunter | southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States. |
 | Williamsonia lintneri (Hagen in Selys, 1878) – ringed boghaunter | United States ( Wisconsin, Michigan, New England, New York, and New Jersey) |
References
- 1 2 Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
- ↑ Davis, W. T. (1913). "Williamsonia, a New Genus of Dragonflies from North America". Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. 8 (6): 93.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- 1 2 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
External links
Media related to Williamsonia (Corduliidae) at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Williamsonia (Corduliidae) at Wikispecies
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