Neoneura Explained
Neoneura is a genus of damselfly in the threadtail family Coenagrionidae. They are found in the Neotropics, from Cuba and Texas to Argentina.
Characteristics
Though part of the threadtail family, the abdomen of neoneurans, in contrast to that of protoneurans, is no more slender than that of pond damselflies. Males are mostly brightly coloured with red, orange, yellow and blue predominating, but females are less showy. The females do not bend their relatively short abdomens when laying eggs as do protoneurans. Pairs of these damselfly can be seen in tandem over quiet waters at the edges of lakes. The eggs are laid among floating wood chippings or on emergent plant stems, the male remaining in tandem with the female while ovipositing takes place.[1]
Species
The genus contains the following species:
- Neoneura aaroni - Coral-fronted Threadtail[2]
- Neoneura amelia - Amelia's Threadtail[2]
- Neoneura anaclara
- Neoneura angelensis
- Neoneura bilinearis
- Neoneura carnatica - Orange-sided Threadtail, Tiger Threadtail[3]
- Neoneura cristina
- Neoneura confundens
- Neoneura denticulata
- Neoneura desana
- Neoneura esthera
- Neoneura ethela
- Neoneura fulvicollis
- Neoneura gaida
- Neoneura joana
- Neoneura jurzitzai
- Neoneura kiautai
- Neoneura leonardoi
- Neoneura lucas
- Neoneura luzmarina
- Neoneura maria - Cuban Blue Threadtail[4]
- Neoneura mariana
- Neoneura moorei
- Neoneura myrthea
- Neoneura paya
- Neoneura rubriventris
- Neoneura rufithorax
- Neoneura schreiberi
- Neoneura sylvatica
- Neoneura waltheri
Notes and References
- Book: Paulson, Dennis. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West . 2009 . Princeton University Press . 978-1-4008-3294-1 . 186.
- Web site: North American Odonata. University of Puget Sound. 5 August 2010. 2009.
- Paulson, D. R. . 2009 . Neoneura carnatica . 2009 . e.T59745A12011586 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T59745A12011586.en . 16 November 2021.
- Paulson, D. . von Ellenrieder, N. . 2006 . Neoneura maria . 2006 . e.T59746A12011793 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59746A12011793.en . 16 November 2021.
