Zenithoptera

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: Palpopleurinae
Genus: Zenithoptera
Species: Z. anceps – Z. fasciata – Z. lanei – Z. viola
Name
Zenithoptera Selys, 1869

Zenithoptera is a genus of dragonfly. They occur in Central America and northern South America. Their habitat is grassy marshes or clearings.[1]
Species

The genus contains the following species:[2]

Male	Female	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
		Zenithoptera anceps Pujol-Luz, 1993		Brazil
		Zenithoptera fasciata Linnaeus, 1758	Rainforest bluewing[3]	Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela
		Zenithoptera lanei Santos, 1941	Clearspot bluewing	Brazil
		Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910	Viola bluewing	Brazil

References

Garrison, Rosser W.; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly Genera of the New World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 164. ISBN 0-8018-8446-2.
Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Zenithoptera fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T159068A5319501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T159068A5319501.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.