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Dicterias

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Dicteriadidae

Scientific name
  
Dicterias

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Species
  
D. atrosanguinea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Odonate

Similar
  
Odonate, Dicteriadidae, Thaumatoneura inopinata, Heteragrion, Polythoridae

Dicterias is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Dicteriadidae. It contains the single species Dicterias atrosanguinea, which is known commonly as the red bareleg. It is endemic to Brazil. It occurs on the banks of the Amazon River.

References

Dicterias Wikipedia