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Neoneura

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Neoneura is a genus of damselfly in the threadtail family Protoneuridae. They are found in the Neotropics, from Cuba and Texas to Argentina.

Characteristics

Though part of the threadtail family, the abdomen of neoneurans, in contrast to that of protoneurans, is no more slender than that of pond damselflies. Males are mostly brightly coloured with red, orange, yellow and blue predominating, but females are less showy. The females do not bend their relatively short abdomens when laying eggs as do protoneurans. Pairs of these damselfly can be seen in tandem over quiet waters at the edges of lakes. The eggs are laid among floating wood chippings or on emergent plant stems, the male remaining in tandem with the female while ovipositing takes place.[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[2]

References

  1. ^ Paulson, Dennis (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-4008-3294-1.
  2. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  3. ^ a b "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  4. ^ Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Neoneura carnatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T59745A12011586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T59745A12011586.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ Paulson, D.; von Ellenrieder, N. (2006). "Neoneura maria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59746A12011793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59746A12011793.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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Neoneura: Brief Summary

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Neoneura is a genus of damselfly in the threadtail family Protoneuridae. They are found in the Neotropics, from Cuba and Texas to Argentina.

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