| Nannophya | |
|---|---|
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| Nannophya pygmaea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Brachydiplacinae |
| Genus: | Nannophya Rambur, 1842[1] |
Nannophya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[2] They are found in Asia and Australia.[3] They are commonly known as Pygmyflies. Species of Nannophya are small to tiny dragonflies often brightly coloured.[4] It includes Nannophya pygmaea, the scarlet dwarf, which is considered to be the world's smallest dragonfly.
Species
The genus Nannophya includes the following species:[5]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865 | Australian pygmyfly | eastern Australia | |
 | Nannophya dalei (Tillyard, 1908) | Eastern Pygmyfly[6] | south-eastern Australia | |
 | Nannophya fenshami Theischinger, 2020 | Artesian Pygmyfly[4] | Central Queensland, Australia. | |
| Nannophya katrainensis Singh, 1955 | Himalayas | |||
| Nannophya occidentalis (Tillyard, 1908) | Western Pygmyfly[7] | south-western Australia | ||
| Nannophya paulsoni Theischinger, 2003 | Scarlet Pygmyfly[4] | northern Australia | ||
.jpg.webp) | .jpg.webp) | Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842 | Scarlet dwarf | Southeast Asia to China and Japan, south to Australia. |
References
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- ↑ Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [27] – via Gallica.
- ↑ "Genus Nannophya Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- 1 2 3 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978 1 48631 374 7.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
- ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya dalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163528A5611834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163528A5611834.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Nannophya occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163540A5613560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163540A5613560.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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