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Leptobasis

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Leptobasis is a small genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. They are commonly known as swampdamsels. The genus is neotropical and one species, L. melinogaster, has been recorded in Texas.[2] They are slender and the females have very long ovipositors.[2]

The genus contains the following species:[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Rosser W. Garrison; Natalia von Ellenrieder (2010). "Redefinition of Leptobasis Selys with the synonymy of Chrysobasis Rácenis and description of L. mauffrayi sp. nov. from Peru (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2438: 1–36. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2438.1.1.
  2. ^ a b Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
  3. ^ 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 March 2023.
  4. ^ Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Leptobasis candelaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T165014A5961991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165014A5961991.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ^ Johnson, J.T. (2016). "Leptobasis linda sp. nov. from Ecuador (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)". Zootaxa. 4171 (2): 373–381. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.10. PMID 27701231.
  6. ^ Paulson, D. (2018). "Leptobasis lucifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T165040A80681434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T165040A80681434.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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Leptobasis: Brief Summary

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Leptobasis is a small genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. They are commonly known as swampdamsels. The genus is neotropical and one species, L. melinogaster, has been recorded in Texas. They are slender and the females have very long ovipositors.

The genus contains the following species:

Leptobasis buchholzi (Rácenis, 1959) Leptobasis candelaria Alayo, 1968 - Caribbean swampdamsel Leptobasis guanacaste Paulson, 2009 Leptobasis linda Johnson, 2016 Leptobasis lucifer (Donnelly, 1967) - Lucifer swampdamsel Leptobasis mauffrayi Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2010 Leptobasis melinogaster González-Soriano, 2002 - cream-tipped swampdamsel Leptobasis raineyi (Williamson, 1915) Leptobasis vacillans Hagen in Selys, 1877 - red-tipped swampdamsel
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