Paraphlebia Explained

Paraphlebia is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Dijkstra et al. in 2013.

Species

These fifteen species belong to the genus Paraphlebia:^[1]

• Paraphlebia akan
• Paraphlebia chaak
• Paraphlebia chiarae
• Paraphlebia duodecima Calvert, 1901
• Paraphlebia esperanza
• Paraphlebia flinti
• Paraphlebia hunnal
• Paraphlebia hyalina Brauer, 1871
• Paraphlebia itzamna
• Paraphlebia ixchel
• Paraphlebia kauil
• Paraphlebia kinich
• Paraphlebia kukulkan
• Paraphlebia quinta Calvert, 1901
• Paraphlebia zoe Selys in Hagen, 1861 - Zoe Waterfall Damsel^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paulson. Dennis. Schorr. Martin. Deliry. Cyrille. 12 January 2022. World Odonata List. 15 January 2022. Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound.
2. Paulson, D. . von Ellenrieder, N. . 2006 . Paraphlebia zoe . 2006 . e.T16176A5497209 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T16176A5497209.en.