Overview
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Near Threatened |
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Kauai Bog Damselfly
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
This species prefers dark pools
and ponds
in upland
bogs
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands [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
- Subfamily:
Pseudagrioninae
()
- Genus:
Megalagrion
()
- MacLachlan, 1883
- Specific name:
paludicola
- Maciolek & Howarth, 1979
- Scientific name: - Megalagrion paludicola Maciolek & Howarth, 1979
- Specific name:
paludicola
- Maciolek & Howarth, 1979
- Genus:
Megalagrion
(
- Subfamily:
Pseudagrioninae
(
- 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 Megalagrion
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 25 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. adytum (Adytum Megalagrion Damselfly) · M. amaurodytum peles (Pele Damselfly) · M. amaurodytum waianaenum (Waianae Megalagrion Damselfly) · M. blackburni (Blackburn's Hawaiian Damselfy) · M. calliphya (Beautiful Hawaiian Damselfy) · M. eudytum (Frosty Hawaiian Damselfy) · M. hawaiiense (Hawaiian Upland Damselfly) · M. heterogamias (Kauai Mountain Damselfly) · M. jugorum (Maui Upland Damselfly) · M. kauaiense (Kauai 'le'ie Damselfly) · M. koelense (Koele Mountain Damselfly) · M. leptodemas (Crimson Hawaiian Damselfly) · M. molokaiense (Molokai Damselfly) · M. nesiotes (Flying Earwig Hawaiian Damselfly) · M. nigrohamatum (Nigrohamatum Damselfly) · M. nigrohamatum nigrolineatum (Blackline Damselfly) · M. oahuense (Oahu Damselfly) · M. oceanicum (Oceanic Hawaiian Damselfly) · M. orestitrophum (Slender Kauai Damselfly) · M. orobates (Yellowface Kauai Damselfly) · M. pacificum (Pacific Hawaiian Damselfly) · M. paludicola (Kauai Bog Damselfly) · M. vagabundum (Scarlet Kauai Damselfly) · M. williamsoni (Williamson's Hawaiian Damselfly) · M. xanthomelas (Orange-Black Megalagrion Damselfly)
More Info
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Further Reading
- IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).
- Jordan, S., Simon, C. and Polhemus, D. 2003. Molecular systematics and adaptive radiation of Hawaii's endemic damselfly genus Megalagrion (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Systematic Biology 52(1): 89-109.
- Jordan, S., Simon, C., Foote, D. and Englund, R.A. 2005. Phylogeographic patterns of Hawaiian Megalagrion damselflies (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) correlate with Pleistocene island boundaries. Molecular Ecology 14: 3457–3470.
- Polhemus, D.A. 1993. Damsels in distress: A review of the conservation status of Hawaiian Megalagrion damselflies (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 3(4): 343-349.
- Polhemus, D.A. and Asquith, A. 1996. Hawaiian Damselflies. A field identification guide. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu.
Notes
Contributors
- 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 15, 2012.
- Clausnitzer, V. 2009. Megalagrion paludicola. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.
- 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
- 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: 5038786
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-2089
- IUCN ID: 222169
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIODO73230
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 176616
Footnotes
- Clausnitzer, V. 2009. Megalagrion paludicola. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]
