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Amphipteryx

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Amphipteryx

Rank
  
Genus

Suborder
  
Zygoptera

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Odonate

Family
  
Amphipterygidae Selys, 1853

Lower classifications
  
Amphipteryx agrioides, Amphipteryx longicaudata

Amphipteryx is a genus of damselflies, the only genus in the family Amphipterygidae. It is limited to Mesoamerica from Mexico to Honduras and Guatemala.

Most damselflies in this family live in tropical rainforests and cloud forests. They rest on vegetation hanging over seeps and streams. The larvae live in gravel and leaf litter.

There are five species in this family:

  • Amphipteryx agrioides Selys, 1853 – Montane Relict Damsel
  • Amphipteryx chiapensis González, 2010
  • Amphipteryx jaroli Jocque & Argueta, 2014
  • Amphipteryx meridionalis González, 2010
  • Amphipteryx nataliae González, 2010

    • References

    Amphipteryx Wikipedia
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