Paraphlebia

Short description: Genus of damselflies

Paraphlebia

Paraphlebia zoe
Scientific classification
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]

The Zoe Waterfall Damsel is the largest and most brightly colored of its species. It has two pair of similar-shaped vertical wings.

## Species

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

* Paraphlebia akan[2]
* Paraphlebia chaak[2]
* Paraphlebia chiarae[2]
* Paraphlebia duodecima Calvert, 1901
* Paraphlebia esperanza[2]
* Paraphlebia flinti[2]
* Paraphlebia hunnal[2]
* Paraphlebia hyalina Brauer, 1871
* Paraphlebia itzamna[2]
* Paraphlebia ixchel[2]
* Paraphlebia kauil[2]
* Paraphlebia kinich[2]
* Paraphlebia kukulkan[2]
* Paraphlebia quinta Calvert, 1901
* Paraphlebia zoe Selys in Hagen, 1861 \- Zoe Waterfall Damsel[4]

## References

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. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Ortega-Salas, Héctor; González-Soriano, Enrique; Jocque, Merlijn (2022-01-11). "Untangling the waterfall damsels: a review of the Mesoamerican genus Paraphlebia Selys in Hagen, 1861 (Odonata: Thaumatoneuridae) with descriptions of 11 new species" (in en). Zootaxa 5089 (1): 1–66. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5089.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5089.1.1.
3. ↑ Paulson, Dennis; Schorr, Martin; Deliry, Cyrille (12 January 2022). "World Odonata List". https://www2.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16176/5497209.

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