''Echo'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...
belonging to the family
Calopterygidae
Calopterygidae is a Family (biology), family of damselfly, damselflies, in the suborder Zygoptera.
They are commonly known as the broad-winged damselflies, demoiselles, or jewelwings. These rather large damselflies have wingspans of 50–80 ...
. There are five species.
[Zhang, H. M., Hämäläinen, M., & Cai, Q. H. (2015)]
Description of ''Echo candens'' sp. nov. from western Yunnan, China (Odonata: Calopterygidae).
''Odonatologica'' 44(1-2), 107-116. A sixth, ''Echo maxima'', is sometimes included, but it likely belongs to a different genus.
[Yu, X. and Hämäläinen, M. (2012)]
A description of ''Echo perornata'' spec. nov. from Xizang (Tibet), China (Odonata: Calopterygidae).
''Zootaxa'' 3218 40-46.
This genus is distributed in Asia, especially Southeast Asia.
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Species include:][
*'' Echo candens'' Zhang, Hämäläinen, & Cai, 2015
*'' Echo margarita'' Selys, 1853
*'' Echo modesta'' Laidlaw, 1902
*'' Echo perornata'' Yu & Hämäläinen, 2012
*'' Echo uniformis'' Selys, 1879][Dow, R. A. 2009]
''Echo uniformis''.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 January 2016.
References
Calopterygidae
Zygoptera genera
Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
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