Elattoneura, the African threadtails, is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae.[1] They were formerly placed in genus Prodasineura,[2] but form a distinct clade. The adults are smallish and delicately built damselflies, and their males have very wide heads (cf. Platycnemis and Copera).[2] The adults are typically found in sheltered locations beside or over running water, though a few prefer calmer water with much detritus. There appears to be two groups with differing habitat preferences. Those with pruinose (i.e. frosty grey or white) faces and mostly blue eyes occupy watercourses in open terrain, while those with black or brightly coloured faces are found along forested streams.[2]
There are over 30 species which include:[3]
Elattoneura, the African threadtails, is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. They were formerly placed in genus Prodasineura, but form a distinct clade. The adults are smallish and delicately built damselflies, and their males have very wide heads (cf. Platycnemis and Copera). The adults are typically found in sheltered locations beside or over running water, though a few prefer calmer water with much detritus. There appears to be two groups with differing habitat preferences. Those with pruinose (i.e. frosty grey or white) faces and mostly blue eyes occupy watercourses in open terrain, while those with black or brightly coloured faces are found along forested streams.
Elattoneura is een geslacht van libellen (Odonata) uit de familie van de Protoneuridae.
Elattoneura omvat 34 soorten:[1]
Elattoneura is een geslacht van libellen (Odonata) uit de familie van de Protoneuridae.
Elattoneura – rodzaj ważek z rodziny Protoneuridae. Zasiedlają wszystkie tropikalne rejony Afryki z wyjątkiem Madagaskaru[1].
Do rodzaju zaliczają się następujące gatunki[2]:
Elattoneura – rodzaj ważek z rodziny Protoneuridae. Zasiedlają wszystkie tropikalne rejony Afryki z wyjątkiem Madagaskaru.
Do rodzaju zaliczają się następujące gatunki:
Elattoneura acuta Elattoneura analis Elattoneura atkinsoni Elattoneura aurantiaca Elattoneura balli Elattoneura caesia Elattoneura campioni Elattoneura centrafricana Elattoneura centralis Elattoneura coomansi Elattoneura dorsalis Elattoneura erythromma Elattoneura frenulata Elattoneura girardi Elattoneura glauca Elattoneura josemorai Elattoneura khalidi Elattoneura leucostigma Elattoneura lliba Elattoneura longispina Elattoneura morini Elattoneura nigerrima Elattoneura nigra Elattoneura nihari Elattoneura oculata Elattoneura pasquinii Elattoneura pluotae Elattoneura pruinosa Elattoneura souteri Elattoneura tenax Elattoneura tetrica Elattoneura tropicalis Elattoneura vrijdaghiElattoneura é um género de libelinha da família Protoneuridae.
Este género contém as seguintes espécies:
Elattoneura là một chi chuồn chuồn ngô thuộc họ Protoneuridae. Nó gồm các loài:
Elattoneura là một chi chuồn chuồn ngô thuộc họ Protoneuridae. Nó gồm các loài:
Elattoneura caesia Elattoneura cellularis Elattoneura frenulata Elattoneura glauca Elattoneura leucostigma Elattoneura nigra Elattoneura pasquinii