Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Golden-winged Dancer
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
Species found in dense herbaceous vegetation at border
of slow streams
,
often associated with spring runs
. Also found during rainy season
in Mexico at isolated rain pools
, unusual habitat
for Argia.
[1].
List of Habitats:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.9 Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater Springs and Oases [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
()
- Order:
Odonata
()
- Fabricius, 1793
- Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Suborder:
Zygoptera
()
- Selys, 1854
- Superfamily:
Coenagrionoidea
()
- Kirby, 1890
- Family:
Coenagrionidae
()
- Kirby, 1890
- Family:
Coenagrionidae
(
- Superfamily:
Coenagrionoidea
(
- Suborder:
Zygoptera
(
- Order:
Odonata
(
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008
Similar Species
Members of the genus Argia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 36 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. agrioides (California Dancer) · A. alberta (Paiute Dancer) · A. apicalis (Blue-Fronted Dancer) · A. barretti (Comanche Dancer) · A. bipunctulata (Seepage Dancer) · A. carlcooki (Yaqui Dancer) · A. cuprea (Coppery Dancer) · A. emma (Emma's Dancer) · A. extranea (Spine-Tipped Dancer) · A. fumipennis atra (Variable Dancer) · A. fumipennis fumipennis (Smoky-Winged Variable Dancer) · A. fumipennis violacea (Violet Dancer) · A. hinei (Lavender Dancer) · A. huanacina (Huanacina Dancer) · A. immunda (Kiowa Dancer) · A. lacrimans (Sierra Madre Dancer) · A. leonorae (Leonora's Dancer) · A. lugens (Sooty Dancer) · A. moesta (Powdered Dancer) · A. munda (Apache Dancer) · A. nahuana (Aztec Dancer) · A. oenea (Fiery-Eyed Dancer) · A. pallens (Amethyst Dancer) · A. percellulata (Calvert) · A. pima (Pima Dancer) · A. plana (Springwater Dancer) · A. rhoadsi (Golden-Winged Dancer) · A. sabino (Sabino Dancer) · A. sedula (Blue-Ringed Dancer) · A. tarascana (Tarascan Dancer) · A. tezpi (Tezpi Dancer) · A. tibialis (Blue-Tipped Dancer) · A. tonto (Tonto Dancer) · A. translata (Dusky Dancer) · A. vivida (Vivid Dancer) · A. westfalli (Westfall)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1950-1977. url p. 191.
- Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url p. 125.
Notes
Contributors
- Abbott, J.C. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Release date: August 1, 2008
- Paulson, D. R. 2009. Argia rhoadsi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2633528
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-1322
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 592444
- IUCN ID: 192588
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIODO68250
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15273
Footnotes
- Paulson, D. R. 2009. Argia rhoadsi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
