Zyxomma
Zyxomma is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[2][3] Species of Zyxomma are small to medium-sized, dully coloured, crepuscular insects. They are known as Duskdarters.[4] Members of Zyxomma are found in India, Japan, Africa and Australia.[5]
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| Zyxomma petiolatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Zyxomma Rambur, 1842[1] |
Species
The genus Zyxomma includes the following species:[3]
- Zyxomma atlanticum Selys, 1889 - Smoky Duskdarter, Clear-winged Dusk-darter; widespread in central Africa[6]
- Zyxomma breviventre (Martin, 1921)
- Zyxomma elgneri Ris, 1913 - Short-tailed Duskdarter; New Guinea to northern Australia[4]
- Zyxomma multinervorum Carpenter, 1897 - Large Duskdarter, Australasia[7]
- Zyxomma obtusum Albarda, 1881
- Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842 - Long-tailed Duskdarter; New Guinea to northern Australia[4]
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See also
- Parazyxomma flavicans (Martin, 1908) - Banded Duskdarter[8]
References
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- Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [30] – via Gallica.
- "Genus Zyxomma Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
- Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2009). "Zyxomma atlanticum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- Kalkman, V. (2009). "Zyxomma multinervinervis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163924A5668409. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163924A5668409.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2009). "Parazyxomma flavicans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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