Brachythemis impartita

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Libelluloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Superordo: Odonatoptera Ordo: Odonata Subordo: Anisoptera Superfamilia: Libelluloidea

Familia: Libellulidae
Subfamilia: Sympetrinae
Genus: Brachythemis
Species: Brachythemis impartita

Name

Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890)

• Terra typica: Holotype: Benue, Cameroon; lost. Neotype designated by Dijkstra & Matushkina (2009): Ngaoundaba Ranch, Cameroon

Synonyms

• Zonothrasys impartitus Karsch, 1890
• Libellula leucosticta Selys in Lucas, 1849 (nec Burmeister, 1839)

References

Primary references

• Karsch, F. 1890. Über Libellulinen der Sammlung des Herrn Dr. Heinrich Dohrn. Entomologische Zeitung, Stettin 51: 295-298.

References

• Dijkstra, K-D.B. & Matushkina, N. 2009. Kindred spirits: "Brachythemis leucosticta", Africa's most familiar dragonfly, consists of two species (Odonata: Libellulidae). International Journal of Odonatology, 12(2): 237-256.

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