Nannophya

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Nannophya
Nannophya pygmaea.JPG
Nannophya pygmaea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Brachydiplacinae
Genus: Nannophya
Rambur, 1842[1]

Nannophya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[2] They are found in Asia and Australia.[3] They are commonly known as Pygmyflies. Species of Nannophya are small to tiny dragonflies often brightly coloured.[4] It includes Nannophya pygmaea, the scarlet dwarf, which is considered to be the world's smallest dragonfly.

Species

The genus Nannophya includes the following species:[5]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Nannophya australis 110629735.jpg Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865 Australian pygmyfly eastern Australia
Male Nannophya-dalei Eastern-Pygmyfly.jpg Nannophya dalei (Tillyard, 1908) Eastern Pygmyfly[6] south-eastern Australia
Nannophya fenshami adult from Barcaldine region.jpg Nannophya fenshami Theischinger, 2020 Artesian Pygmyfly[4] Central Queensland, Australia.
Nannophya katrainensis Singh, 1955 Himalayas
Nannophya occidentalis (Tillyard, 1908) Western Pygmyfly[7] south-western Australia
Nannophya paulsoni Theischinger, 2003 Scarlet Pygmyfly[4] northern Australia
Nannophya pygmaea (male s4).jpg Nannophya pygmaea(Female,Japan,2017.08.08).jpg Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842 Scarlet dwarf Southeast Asia to China and Japan, south to Australia.

References

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  1. ^ Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [27] – via Gallica.
  2. ^ "Genus Nannophya Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
  4. ^ a b c Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978 1 48631 374 7.
  5. ^ Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.
  6. ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya dalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163528A5611834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163528A5611834.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163540A5613560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163540A5613560.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

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