Fylgia Kirby, 1889
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- GENUS
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- Trans. Zool. Soc. London, 12, 259
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Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Odonata
- family
- Libellulidae
- genus
- Fylgia
Fylgia Kirby 1889
FylgiaKirby, 1889
A monotypic genus ( Kirby 1889 ; De Marmels 1989 ). Very small dragonfly with white eyes, black thorax and red abdomen ( Fig. 96 ), found in shaded pools with leaf litter on bottom.
Fylgia amazonicaKirby, 1889 . Publ. Recs. ECU: (H06), (P11), (H14); NA : * Tennessen (1998) ; OR : * Tennessen (1998) , von Ellenrieder & Garrison (2011) . Also BRA, GUF, GUY, PER, SUR, VEN: (H06), (P11); plus COL: (P16).
Addl. Data. NA, Tena ,: 3 ♂♂ , oxbow pool, Río Chinchipino, 27.7 km E of Puerto Napo ( -1.0728 , -77.5864 , 385m ), 13 xi 1997 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT]; 1 ♂ , J.S.B.S., zona encharcada camiño Napo ( -1.0652 , -77.6196 , 404m ), 2 xi 2014 , leg. & det. ACRP (pers. comm., ACRP); OR , Francisco de Orellana : 1 ♂ , forest swamp, P.N.Y. ( - 0.6508 , -76.3558 , 200m ), 15 xi 1997 , leg. & det. KJT [ KJT ]; 2 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , same data but 16 xi 1997 [ KJT ]; 3 ♂♂ , same data but leg. & det. TWD [ SWD ]; SU,Shushufindi : 1 ♂ , [ Limoncocha ] [about 40 km E] or 100 km E of Coca [on RíoNapo ], Lago Garzacocha , La Selva Jungle Lodge ( -0.4819 , -76.3733 , 235m ), 12 x 1988 , leg. & det. SWD [ SWD ].
Gynothemis Calvert in Ris, 1909
Two species of this small genus of small dragonflies ( Fig. 97 ) are found in Ecuador, one of which we have not identified yet. Some of the species now included in this genus had been placed in Macrothemis . The habitat is small forested pools containing leaf litter (Fleck 2004).
FIGURE 96.Fylgia amazonica ♂, FRENCH GUIANA, Cayenne district, Montsinéry-Tonnegrande, 25 xii 2012; photo D. Gaschignard.
*Gynothemis pumila ( Karsch, 1890 ) . Publ. Recs. ECU: (H14). Also BRA, COL, GUF, GUY, PER, TTO, VEN: (H06), ( P11); plus SUR: (P16).
Addl. Data. NA, Tena:1 ♂ , 2 ♀♀ , Puerto Napo , 23 km E, J.S.B.S., tropical wet forest 18 x 1988 , leg. & det. SWD [FSCA]; 1 ♀ , same data but 16 x 1988 ; SU,Shushufindi : 1 ♂ , 2 ♀♀ , stream about 3 km SW of Shushufindi ( -0.2136 , -76.6786 ), 13 x 2009 , leg. & det. KJT [ KJT ]; 2 ♀♀ , trails, small streams 3 km W of Shushufindi , 2+ km N off Hwy. 26 at km marker 17 ( -0.1664 , -76.6917 , 290m ), 13 x 2009 , leg. & det. JTJ [ JTJ ]; same data but 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 28 x 2013 , leg. & det. CDK [ FSCA ].
Gynothemis sp. unresolved: OR , Loreto : 1 ♀ , forest about 12 km NE of Loreto ( -0,6217 , -77.2600 , 365m ), 12 x 2009 , leg. & det. KJT [KJT].
Name
- Homonyms
- Fylgia Liljedahl, 1989
- Fylgia Kirby, 1889
Bibliographic References
- CoL2006
- Neave, S. A. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
- Neave, S. A. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
- SN2000 unverified
- SN2000 unverified
- Trans. Zool. Soc. London, 12, 259
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