Epitheca

Epitheca is a genus of dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as baskettails.

This article is about the dragonfly genus. For the subcellular structural component of some phytoplankton, see Frustule § Thecae.

Baskettails
Common baskettail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Corduliidae
Genus:	Epitheca Burmeister, 1839

Some authorities spin off the North American baskettails into two new genera, Epicordulia and Tetragoneuria, but this has not gained widespread acceptance and most references place them under this genus.[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[2]

• Epitheca bimaculata (Charpentier, 1825) – Eurasian baskettail
• Epitheca canis (McLachlan, 1886) – beaverpond baskettail
• Epitheca costalis (Selys, 1871) – slender baskettail or stripe-winged baskettail
• Epitheca cynosura (Say, 1840) – common baskettail
• Epitheca marginata (Selys, 1883)
• Epitheca petechialis (Muttkowski, 1911) – dot-winged baskettail
• Epitheca princeps Hagen, 1861 – prince baskettail
• Epitheca semiaquea (Burmeister, 1839) – mantled baskettail
• Epitheca sepia (Gloyd, 1933) – sepia baskettail
• Epitheca spinigera (Selys, 1871) – spiny baskettail
• Epitheca spinosa (Hagen in Selys, 1878) – robust baskettail
• Epitheca stella (Williamson in Muttkowski, 1911) – Florida baskettail

Notes

1. Garrison, Rosser W.; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly Genera of the New World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 157. ISBN 0-8018-8446-2.
2. Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.

References

• "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
• Genus Epitheca - Baskettails, BugGuide