Devadatta (damselfly) explained
Devadatta is a genus of damselflies in the family Devadattidae which is a sister-group of the Chlorocyphidae. There are about 13 described species in Devadatta.
The genus has sometimes been placed in the family Amphipterygidae. Species in the genus are found in Southeast Asia with several species in Borneo.[1]
Species
These 13 species belong to the genus Devadatta:
- Devadatta aran Dow, Hämäläinen & Stokvis, 2015
- Devadatta argyoides (Selys, 1859)
- Devadatta basilanensis Laidlaw, 1934
- Devadatta clavicauda Dow, Hämäläinen & Stokvis, 2015
- Devadatta cyanocephala Hämäläinen, Sasamoto & Karube, 2006
- Devadatta ducatrix Lieftinck, 1969
- Devadatta glaucinotata Sasamoto, 2003
- Devadatta kompieri Phan, Sasamoto & Hayashi, 2015
- Devadatta multinervosa Fraser, 1933
- Devadatta podolestoides Laidlaw, 1934
- Devadatta sokoh Dow, Hämäläinen & Stokvis, 2015
- Devadatta tanduk Dow, Hämäläinen & Stokvis, 2015
- Devadatta yokoii Phan, Sasamoto & Hayashi, 2015
Further reading
- Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae. 2013. Kalkman . V. J.. Leiden University. 1887/22953. free. PhD.
Notes and References
- Dow. Rory A.. Hämäläinen. Matti. Stokvis. Frank R.. 2015. Revision of the genus Devadatta Kirby, 1890 in Borneo based on molecular and morphological methods, with descriptions of four new species (Odonata: Zygoptera: Devadattidae). Zootaxa. 4033. 3. 301. 10.11646/zootaxa.4033.3.1. 1175-5334.
