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Dicterias

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Dicterias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Dicteriadidae
Genus: Dicterias
Selys, 1853
Species:
D. atrosanguinea
Binomial name
Dicterias atrosanguinea
Selys, 1853

Dicterias is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Dicteriadidae.[2] It contains the single species Dicterias atrosanguinea, which is known commonly as the red bareleg. It is endemic to Brazil. It occurs on the banks of the Amazon River.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Paulson, D.; von Ellenrieder, N. (2006). "Dicterias atrosanguinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59714A11992000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59714A11992000.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Fleck, G., Neiss, U. G., & Hamada, N. (2012). The larva of Dicterias Selys, 1853 (Odonata: Heliocharitidae (= Dicteriadidae)), and taxonomic and phylogenetic notes on Heliocharitidae. Zootaxa, 3164, 32-40.