Nannothemis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
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: Epiprocta
Infraordo: Anisoptera
Superfamilia: Libelluloidea

Familia: Libellulidae
Subfamilia: Brachydiplacinae
Genus: Nannothemis
Species: Nannothemis bella
Name

Nannothemis Brauer, 1868

monotypic taxon

References

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1] [as Nannothemis Brauer, 1868]
Paulson D., Schorr M., (2005-2013): World Odonata List 2015-02-26, Slater Museum of Natural History [as Nannothemis Brauer, 1868]

Links

BioLib

Vernacular names

Nannothemis, the Elfin Skimmer, is a genus in the dragonfly family Libellulidae containing one species, N. bella.[1][2][3][4][5] It is native to the eastern United States and Canada, and is the smallest dragonfly in North America.[6] Males are powdery blue, while females are black and yellow, resembling a wasp.[7]
Nannothemis bella, female
References

"Nannothemis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
"Nannothemis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
"Nannothemis genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
"Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
"World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
"Elfin Skimmer". Maryland Biodviersity Project. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

"Nannothemis bella". Wisconsin Odonata Survey. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

Further reading

Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Das Tierreich. 111. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014934-0.
Needham, James G.; Westfall Jr., Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-0-945417-94-1.
Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.