Argia

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: Coenagrionoidea

Familia: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Argia
Species: A. acridens – A. adamsi – A. agrioides – A. alberta – A. albistigma – A. ambigua – A. anceps – A. angelae – A. apicalis – A. barretti – A. bicellulata – A. bipunctulata – A. botacudo – A. calida – A. calverti – A. carlcooki – A. carolus – A. chapadae – A. chelata – A. claussenii – A. concinna – A. croceipennis – A. cupraurea – A. cuprea – A. cuspidata – A. cyathigera – A. deami – A. difficilis – A. dives – A. eliptica – A. elongata – A. emma – A. euphorbia – A. extranea – A. fissa – A. fraudatricula – A. frequentula – A. fulgida – A. fumigata – A. fumipennis – A. funcki – A. funebris – A. garrisoni – A. gaumeri – A. gerhardi – A. haberi – A. hamulata – A. harknessi – A. hasemani – A. hebdomatica – A. herberti – A. hinei – A. huanacina – A. immunda – A. impura – A. inculta – A. indicatrix – A. indocilis – A. infrequentula – A. infumata – A. insipida – A. iralai – A. jocosa – A. joergenseni – A. johannella – A. jujuya – A. kokama – A. lacrimans – A. leonorae – A. lilacina – A. limitata – A. lugens – A. medullaris – A. mishuyaca – A. modesta – A. moesta – A. mollis – A. munda – A. nahuana – A. nigrior – A. oculata – A. oenea – A. orichalcea – A. pallens – A. percellulata – A. philipi – A. pima – A. pipila – A. plana – A. pocomana – A. popoluca – A. pulla – A. reclusa – A. rectangula – A. rhoadsi – A. rogersi – A. rosseri – A. rudolphi – A. sabino – A. schneideri – A. schorri – A. sedula – A. selysi – A. serva – A. smithiana – A. sordida – A. subapicalis – A. talamanca – A. tamoyo – A. tarascana – A. telesfordi – A. tennesseni – A. terira – A. tezpi – A. thespis – A. tibialis – A. tinctipennis – A. tonto – A. translata – A. tupi – A. ulmeca – A. underwoodi – A. variabilis – A. variata – A. variegata – A. vivida – A. westfalli – A. yungensis

Add (12): A. appendiculata – A. azurea – A. cuneifera – A. deceptor – A. donnellyi – A. gemella – A. guyanica – A. joallynae – A. loutoni – A. meioura – A. palmata – A. recurvata
Name

Argia Rambur, 1842
References

Rambur J.P., 1842. Histoire naturelle des insectes Névroptères. in Roret's Suites à Buffon.
Cezário, R.R., Vilela, D.S. & Guillermo-Ferreira, R. 2018. Final instar larvae of Argia mollis Hagen in Selys, 1865 and Argia smithiana Calvert, 1909 (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado. Zootaxa 4514(1): 137–144. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.1.11 Paywall Reference page.
Garrison, R.W., 1994: A synopsis of the genus Argia of the United States with keys and descriptions of new species, Argia sabino, A. leonorae, and A. pima (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society '120(4): 287–368.
Garrison, R.W., 1996: A synopsis of the Argia fissa group, with descriptions of two new species, A. anceps sp. n. and A. westfalli sp. n. (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica 25(1): 31–47.
Garrison, R.W. & N. von Ellenrieder, 2007: The true Argia difficilis Selys, 1865, with the description of Argia yungensis sp. nov. (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 133(1+2): 189–204.
Garrison, R.W. & Ellenrieder, N. von 2015. Damselflies of the genus Argia of the Guiana Shield (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Zootaxa 4042(1): 1–134. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4042.1.1. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Garrison, R.W. & Ellenrieder, N. von. 2017. New species of the damselfly genus Argia from Mexico, Central America and Ecuador with an emphasis on Costa Rica (Insecta: Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Zootaxa 4235(1): 1–93. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4235.1.1. Reference page.
Garrison, R.W. & von Ellenrieder, N. 2018. Damselflies of the genus Argia (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) from Ecuador with descriptions of five new species. Zootaxa 4470(1): 1–69. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4470.1.1 Paywall Reference page.
Meurgey, F. 2009: Redescription of Argia concinna (Rambur), with a description of Argia telesfordi spec. nov. from Grenada, West Indies (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Zootaxa, 2272: 54–62. Abstract & excerpt PDF
Vilela, D.S., Guillermo-Ferreira, R., Del-Claro, K. & Cordero-Rivera, A. 2018. Argia angelae (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) sp. nov. from Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Zootaxa 4415(3): 549–560. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4415.3.8 Paywall Reference page.
Vilela, D.S., Guillermo-Ferreira, R., Del-Claro, K. & Cordero-Rivera, A. 2018. Females of two species of Argia from Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, Brazil (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Zootaxa 4420(3): 430–438. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.3.8 Paywall Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: Dusky Dancer

Argia is a genus of damselflies of the family Coenagrionidae and of the subfamily Argiinae. It is a diverse genus which contains about 114 species and many more to be described. It is also the largest genus in Argiinae. They are found in the Western Hemisphere. They are commonly known as dancers. Although the genus name comes from Ancient Greek: ἀργία, romanized: argia, lit. 'laziness',[1] dancers are quite active and alert damselflies. The bluer Argia species may be confused with Enallagma species.

Characteristics

This genus of damselflies are known as dancers because of the distinctive jerky form of flight they use which contrasts with the straightforward direct flight of bluets, forktails and other pond damselflies. They are usually to be seen in the open where they catch flying insects on the wing rather than flying about among vegetation picking off sedentary prey items. They tend to land and perch flat on the ground, logs and rocks.[2] When perched, they usually hold their wing slightly raised above the abdomen.[3]

The males of most species are some combination of black and blue but they can easily be told from similarly coloured bluets by their mode of flight. Some species have red eyes and others a copper-coloured thorax. Many species have humeral stripes, either notched or forked at the end or narrowed in the centre. The wings have short petioles and are relatively broad close to the base.[2] Unlike most of the Coenagrionidae, dancers are often associated with flowing water.[3]
Amber-winged dancer
Argia adamsi male
Azure dancer
Argia fissa male
Azure dancer
Argia fissa female
Black-and-purple dancer
Argia oculata, male purple form
Argia vivida
Species

The genus includes the following species:

Argia adamsi Calvert, 1902
Argia agrioides Calvert, 1895 - California Dancer
Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918 - Paiute Dancer
Argia albistigma Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia anceps Garrison, 1996
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840) - Blue-fronted Dancer
Argia barretti Calvert, 1902 - Comanche Dancer
Argia bicellulata (Calvert, 1909)
Argia bipunctulata Hagen, 1861 - Seepage Dancer
Argia botacudo Calvert, 1909
Argia calida (Hagen, 1861)
Argia carlcooki Daigle, 1995 - Yaqui Dancer
Argia chapadae Calvert, 1909
Argia chelata Calvert, 1902
Argia claussenii Selys, 1865
Argia collata Selys, 1865
Argia concinna (Rambur, 1842)
Argia croceipennis Selys, 1865
Argia cupraurea Calvert, 1902
Argia cuprea (Hagen, 1861) - Coppery Dancer
Argia cyathigera Navás, 1934
Argia deami Calvert, 1902
Argia difficilis Selys, 1865
Argia dives Förster, 1914
Argia eliptica Selys, 1865
Argia emma Kennedy, 1915 - Emma's Dancer
Argia euphorbia Fraser, 1946
Argia extranea (Hagen, 1861) - Spine-tipped Dancer
Argia fissa Selys, 1865
Argia fraudatricula Förster, 1914
Argia frequentula Calvert, 1907
Argia fulgida Navás, 1934
Argia fumigata Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia fumipennis (Burmeister, 1839) - Variable Dancer
Argia funcki (Selys, 1854)
Argia funebris (Hagen, 1861)
Argia garrisoni Daigle, 1991
Argia gaumeri Calvert, 1907
Argia gerhardi Calvert, 1909
Argia hamulata Fraser, 1946
Argia harknessi Calvert , 1899 - Harkness's Dancer
Argia hasemani Calvert, 1909
Argia herberti Calvert, 1902
Argia hinei Kennedy, 1918 - Lavender Dancer
Argia huanacina Förster, 1914 - Huanacina Dancer[4]
Argia immunda (Hagen, 1861) - Kiowa Dancer
Argia impura Rambur, 1842
Argia inculta Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia indicatrix Calvert, 1902
Argia indocilis Navás, 1934
Argia infrequentula Fraser, 1946
Argia infumata Selys, 1865
Argia insipida Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia iralai Calvert, 1909
Argia jocosa Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia joergenseni Ris, 1913
Argia johannella Calvert, 1907
Argia jujuya Ris, 1916
Argia kokama Calvert, 1909
Argia lacrimans (Hagen, 1861) - Sierra Madre Dancer
Argia leonorae Garrison, 1994 - Leonora's Dancer
Argia lilacina Selys, 1865
Argia limitata Navás, 1924
Argia lugens (Hagen, 1861) - Sooty Dancer
Argia medullaris Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia mishuyaca Fraser, 1946
Argia modesta Selys, 1865
Argia moesta (Hagen, 1861) - Powdered Dancer
Argia mollis Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia munda Calvert, 1902 - Apache Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902 - Aztec Dancer
Argia nigrior Calvert, 1909
Argia oculata Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia oenea Hagen in Selys, 1865 - Fiery-eyed Dancer
Argia orichalcea Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia pallens Calvert, 1902 - Amethyst Dancer
Argia percellulata Calvert, 1902
Argia pima Garrison, 1994 - Pima Dancer
Argia pipila Calvert, 1907
Argia plana Calvert, 1902 - Springwater Dancer
Argia pocomana Calvert, 1907
Argia popoluca Calvert, 1902
Argia pulla Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia reclusa Selys, 1865
Argia rectangula Navás, 1920
Argia rhoadsi Calvert, 1902 - Golden-winged Dancer
Argia rogersi Calvert, 1902
Argia rosseri Tennessen, 2002
Argia sabino Garrison, 1994 - Sabino Dancer
Argia sedula (Hagen, 1861) - Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia serva Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia smithiana Calvert, 1909
Argia sordida Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia subapicalis Calvert, 1909
Argia talamanca Calvert, 1907
Argia tamoyo Calvert, 1909
Argia tarascana Calvert, 1902 - Tarascan Dancer
Argia telesfordi Meurgey, 2009
Argia terira Calvert, 1907
Argia tezpi Calvert, 1902 - Tezpi Dancer
Argia thespis Hagen in Selys, 1865
Argia tibialis (Rambur, 1842) - Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia tinctipennis Selys, 1865
Argia tonto Calvert, 1902 - Tonto Dancer
Argia translata Hagen in Selys, 1865 - Dusky Dancer
Argia tupi Calvert, 1909
Argia ulmeca Calvert, 1902
Argia underwoodi Calvert, 1907
Argia variata Navás, 1935
Argia variabilis Selys, 1865
Argia variegata Förster, 1914
Argia vivida Hagen in Selys, 1865 - Vivid Dancer
Argia westfalli Garrison, 1996 - Westfall's Dancer[5]
Argia yungensis Garrison and von Ellenrieder, 2007[6]

Additionally a fossil member of this genus is known from the Miocene Mexican amber[7]
Notes

"Greek Dictionary Headword Search Results". Perseus Project. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
Paulson, Dennis (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. pp. 140–141. ISBN 978-1-4008-3294-1.
Eaton, Kaufman & Bowers (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. HMH. ISBN 978-0-618-15310-7.
von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Argia huanacina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T159102A5313103. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T159102A5313103.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Argia westfalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164974A5949503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T164974A5949503.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
"Argia yungensis Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2007". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

Zheng, Daran; Nel, André; Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Chang, Su-Chin; Zhang, Haichun; Wang, Bo (2019-01-02). "Exceptionally well-preserved dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) in Mexican amber". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 43 (1): 157–164. doi:10.1080/03115518.2018.1456562. ISSN 0311-5518.

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