''Dicterias'' is a
monotypic genus
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
of
damselflies
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...
in the family
Dicteriadidae
The Dicteriadidae are a small family of damselflies with only two species in two monotypic genera
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that ...
.
[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. It contains the single species ''Dicterias atrosanguinea'', which is known commonly as the red bareleg. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
Brazil
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. It occurs on the banks of the
Amazon River.
References
Calopterygoidea
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Monotypic Odonata genera
Zygoptera genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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