''Neoneura'' is a genus of
damselfly
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 ...
in the threadtail family
Coenagrionidae
Coenagrionidae is a family of damselflies, also known as pond damselflies, in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 spec ...
. They are found in the
Neotropics
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In biogeog ...
, from Cuba and Texas to Argentina.
Characteristics
Though part of the threadtail family, the abdomen of neoneurans, in contrast to that of
protoneura
''Protoneura'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae
Coenagrionidae is a family of damselflies, also known as pond damselflies, in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although le ...
ns, 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
The ovipositor is a tube-like organ used by some animals, especially insects, for the laying of eggs. In insects, an ovipositor consists of a maximum of three pairs of appendages. The details and morphology of the ovipositor vary, but typica ...
takes place.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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Neoneura aaroni'' - Coral-fronted Threadtail
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Neoneura amelia'' - Amelia's Threadtail
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Neoneura anaclara''
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Neoneura angelensis''
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Neoneura bilinearis''
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Neoneura carnatica'' - Orange-sided Threadtail, Tiger Threadtail
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Neoneura cristina''
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Neoneura confundens''
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Neoneura denticulata''
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Neoneura desana''
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Neoneura esthera''
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Neoneura ethela''
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Neoneura fulvicollis''
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Neoneura gaida''
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Neoneura joana''
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Neoneura jurzitzai''
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Neoneura kiautai''
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Neoneura leonardoi''
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Neoneura lucas''
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Neoneura luzmarina''
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Neoneura maria'' - Cuban Blue Threadtail
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Neoneura mariana''
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Neoneura moorei''
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Neoneura myrthea''
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Neoneura paya''
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Neoneura rubriventris''
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Neoneura rufithorax''
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Neoneura schreiberi''
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Neoneura sylvatica''
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Neoneura waltheri''
References
Coenagrionidae
Zygoptera genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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