Pyrrhosoma

Genus of damselflies

Pyrrhosoma
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Pyrrhosoma
Charpentier, 1840

Pyrrhosoma is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It contains the following species:

  • Pyrrhosoma elisabethae Schmidt, 1948 – Greek red damselfly
  • Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776) – large red damselfly


Former congeners Pyrrhosoma latiloba Yu, Yang & Bu, 2008 and P. tinctipenne (McLachlan, 1894) are now placed in genus Huosoma Guan, Dumont, Yu, Han & Vierstraete, 2013.

References

  • Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; John Abbott; Cornelio Bota-Sierra; Cyrille Deliry; Klaas-Douwe Dijkstra; Federico Lozano. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  • "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  • Media related to Pyrrhosoma at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Pyrrhosoma


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