Ceriagrion

Ceriagrion
Male Ceriagrion glabrum
Female Ceriagrion glabrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Ceriagrion
Selys, 1876
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum mating

Ceriagrion is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Species of Ceriagrion are small to medium size, generally brightly coloured damselflies. They are found across the Old World, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Species

The genus Ceriagrion includes the following species:

Etymology

The genus name Ceriagrion is derived from the Latin cerinus ("wax-coloured"), combined with Agrion, a genus name derived from the Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild"). Agrion was the name given in 1775 by Johan Christian Fabricius for all damselflies.

References

  1. ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1876). "Synopsis des Agrionines, 5me légion: Agrion (suite). Le grand genre Agrion". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique (in French). 42: 490–531, 952–991 [525] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Genus Ceriagrion Selys, 1876". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
  4. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  5. ↑ Jović, M.; Boudot, J.-P. (2020). "Ceriagrion georgifreyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T59700A138714520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59700A138714520.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Boudot, J.-P.; Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F.; Schneider, W.; Samraoui, B. (2016). "Ceriagrion glabrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T59828A75380384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59828A75380384.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. 1 2 Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
  8. ↑ "Ceriagrion tenellum". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  9. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.