Brachymesia
| Brachymesia | |
|---|---|
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| Brachymesia herbida, tawny pennant, Texas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 |
Brachymesia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as tropical pennants.[1]
One species, B. gravida is confined to the United States. The others occur over much of South America, the West Indies and southern USA states.
Species[edit]
The genus contains the following species:[2][3]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Brachymesia furcata (Hagen, 1861) | red-tailed pennant[1] | Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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Brachymesia gravida (Calvert, 1890) | four-spotted pennant[4] | North America. |
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Brachymesia herbida (Gundlach, 1889) | tawny pennant[5] | the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. |
References[edit]
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Wikispecies has information related to Brachymesia.
- ^ a b Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brachymesia. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- ^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Brachymesia gravida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T164949A80682195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164949A80682195.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Brachymesia herbida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T164954A80683963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164954A80683963.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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