Leptobasis

Leptobasis is a small genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. They are commonly known as Swampdamsels. The genus is neotropical and one species, L. melinogaster, has been recorded in Texas.[2] They are slender and the females have very long ovipositors.[2]

Swampdamsels
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Leptobasis Selys, 1877
Synonyms[1]
Chrysobasis Rácenis, 1959 Hylaeagrion Förster, 1960

The genus contains the following species:[1][3]

• Leptobasis buchholzi (Rácenis, 1959)
• Leptobasis candelaria Alayo, 1968 - Caribbean Swampdamsel[4]
• Leptobasis guanacaste Paulson, 2009
• Leptobasis linda Johnson, 2016[5]
• Leptobasis lucifer (Donnelly, 1967) - Lucifer swampdamsel[6]
• Leptobasis mauffrayi Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2010
• Leptobasis melinogaster González-Soriano, 2002 - Cream-tipped Swampdamsel[7]
• Leptobasis raineyi (Williamson, 1915)
• Leptobasis vacillans Hagen in Selys, 1877 - Red-tipped Swampdamsel[7]

References

1. Rosser W. Garrison; Natalia von Ellenrieder (2010). "Redefinition of Leptobasis Selys with the synonymy of Chrysobasis Rácenis and description of L. mauffrayi sp. nov. from Peru (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2438: 1–36.
2. Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
3. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
4. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Leptobasis candelaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T165014A5961991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165014A5961991.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
5. Johnson, J.T. (2016). "Leptobasis linda sp. nov. from Ecuador (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)". Zootaxa. 4171: 373–381.
6. "Leptobasis lucifer". IUCN Red List. IUCN. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
7. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.