''Paraphlebia'' is a
genus
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of
flatwings in the
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 ...
family
Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the
subfamily
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Argiolestinae of the
family
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Megapodagrionidae
Megapodagrionidae is a family of damselflies.
They are commonly called flatwings for their habit of spreading out their wings horizontally when at rest.
A 2013 phylogenetic analysis pares down this family into only three genera, and numerous ot ...
, 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'':
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Paraphlebia akan''
*''
Paraphlebia chaak''
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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
References
Calopterygoidea
Zygoptera genera
Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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