Amphipteryx

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Cladus: Odonatoptera
Cladus: Holodonata
Ordo: Odonata
Subordo: Zygoptera
Superfamilia: Calopterygoidea

Familia: Amphipterygidae
Subfamilia: Amphipteryginae
Genus: Amphipteryx
Species: A. agrioides – A. chiapensis – A. jaroli – A. longicaudata – A. meridionalis – A. nataliae
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Name

Amphipteryx Selys, 1853
References

González-Soriano, E. 2010: A synopsis of the genus Amphipteryx Selys 1853 (Odonata: Amphipterygidae). Zootaxa, 2531: 15–28. Preview
González-Soriano, E.; Von Ellenrieder, N. 2009: What is Amphipteryx agrioides Selys 1853 (Odonata: Amphipterygidae)? Zootaxa, 2074: 61–64. Abstract & excerpt

Amphipteryx is a genus of damselflies, the only genus in the family Amphipterygidae.[1] It is limited to Mesoamerica from Mexico to Honduras and Guatemala.[1]

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.[1]

There are five species in this family:[1]

Amphipteryx agrioides Selys, 1853 – Montane Relict Damsel[2]
Amphipteryx chiapensis González, 2010
Amphipteryx jaroli Jocque & Argueta, 2014
Amphipteryx longicaudata González, 1991
Amphipteryx meridionalis González, 2010
Amphipteryx nataliae González, 2010

References

Jocque, M. & Argueta, I. (2014). A new species in the genus Amphipteryx Selys, 1853 (Odonata, Amphipterygidae) from Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras. ZooKeys 408 71.
von Ellenrieder, N.; Paulson, D. (2006). "Amphipteryx agrioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T1169A3301718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T1169A3301718.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.