Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Black Meadowhawk
Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,486 meters (0 to 4,875 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- 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:
Epiprocta
()
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
()
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Family:
Libellulidae
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Subfamily:
Sympetrinae
()
- Genus:
Sympetrum
()
- Newman, 1833
- Specific name:
danae
- (Sulzer, 1776)
- Scientific name: - Sympetrum danae (Sulzer, 1776)
- Specific name:
danae
- (Sulzer, 1776)
- Genus:
Sympetrum
(
- Subfamily:
Sympetrinae
(
- Family:
Libellulidae
(
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
(
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
(
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
(
- 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
(
Synonyms
Libellula flaveolatum Linnaeus • Libellula nigra Charpentier • Libellula nigricula Eversmann • Libellula pallidistigma Stephens • Libellula veronense Charpentier • Sympetrum arcticum Matsumura • Sympetrum matrix Bartenef • Sympetrum pojarkovi Grigoriev • Sympetrum verum Bartenef
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Sympetrum
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 24 species and subspecies in this genus:
S. ambiguum (Blue-Faced Meadowhawk) · S. corruptum (Variegated Meadowhawk) · S. costiferum (Saffron-Winged Meadowhawk) · S. danae (Black Meadowhawk) · S. dilatatum (St. Helena Darter) · S. fonscolombei (Red-Veined Darter) · S. fonscolombii (Red-Veined Darter) · S. haritonovi (Dwarf Darter) · S. illotum (Cardinal Meadowhawk) · S. internum (Cherry-Faced Meadowhawk) · S. janeae (Jane's Meadowhawk) · S. madidum (Red-Veined Meadowhawk) · S. nigrifemur (Island Darter) · S. nigrocreatum (Talamanca Meadowhawk) · S. obtrusum (White-Faced Meadowhawk) · S. occidentale (Western Meadowhawk) · S. pallipes (Striped Meadowhawk) · S. rubicundulum (Ruby Meadowhawk) · S. sanguineum (Ruddy Darter) · S. semicinctum (Band-Winged Meadowhawk) · S. signiferum (Spot-Winged Meadowhawk) · S. striolatum (Common Darter) · S. vicina (Yellow-Legged Meadowhawk) · S. vicinum (Autumn Meadowhawk)
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Further Reading
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- A faunal investigation of the Lake Abitibi region, Ontario / Toronto: University Library: published by the Librarian, 1928. url p. 43.
- A handbook of the dragonflies of North America, by James G. Needham and Hortense Butler Heywood, assisted by specialists in certain groups. Sringfield, Ill., Baltimore, Md., C.C. Thomas, 1929. url p. 231, p. 239.
- Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc., South African Museum, etc.] url p. 410.
- Assessment of the Red Rock River subbasin and wetlands of the Centennial Valley / Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c2009. url p. 35.
- Biological survey of the Mount Desert Region, conducted by William Procter... From the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Philadelphia, The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, 1927-1946. url p. 53.
- British journal of entomology and natural history. [London]: British Entomological and Natural History Society, 1988- url , p. 40.
- Catalogue of the family-group, genus-group and species-group names of the Odonata of the world / Charles A. Bridges. Urbana, Ill.: Charles A. Bridges, 1994. url p. 138.
- Contributions to Canadian biology. Toronto, Biological Board of Canada. url p. 60, p. 62, p. 88.
- Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url p. 12, p. 132, p. 198, p. 199, p. 246, p. 287.
- Guide to the insects of Connecticut, prepared under the direction of Wilton Everett Britton. .. Hartford, Printed for The State Geological and Natural History Survey, 1911-27. url p. 271, p. 299.
- Polskie pismo entomologiczne = Polish journal of entomology = Bulletin entomologique de Pologne Warszawa [etc.]Panstwowe Wydawn. Naukowe. url p. 130, p. 79.
- Proceedings and transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society. London, British Entomological and Natural History Society. url p. 28, p. 28, p. 41, p. 54.
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 3.
- Second larval instars of Florida Anisoptera (Odonata) / by Sidney Warren Dunkle. 1980. url p. 118, p. 13, p. 15.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 413, p. 415, p. 416, p. 417, p. 418, p. 419, p. 420.
- The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. s.l., s.n. url , , , p. 105, p. 127, p. 16, p. 169, p. 239.
- The Entomologist. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1877- url p. 151, p. 151.
- The Great Basin naturalist. 48 1988 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url p. 98.
- The Odonata or dragonflies of South Africa. London, Printed for the Trustees of the South African Museum by Adlard, 1921. url p. 410.
- The biology of dragonflies (Odonata or Paraneuroptera) by R. J. Tillyard. .. Cambridge [Eng.]: University Press, 1917. url p. 345, p. 395.
- The biology of dragonflies: (Odonata or Paraneuroptera) / by R.J. Tillyard. Cambridge [England]: University press, 1917. url p. 395.
- The faunal connections between Europe and North America. New York, Wiley[1957] url p. 92.
- Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science. [Lexington, Ky.]Kentucky Academy of Science, 1923-1997. url p. 42.
- Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Anatomie und Ontogenie der Tiere Jena [Germany]:G. Fischer, c -1993. url p. 163, p. 167, p. 198.
- Zoology of Colorado, by Theodore D.A. Cockerell. .. Boulder, Col., University of Colorado, 1927. url p. 159.
Notes
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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 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 03, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
- Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World
- 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.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 2008:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
- European Environment Agency: EUNIS
- Finnish Museum of Natural History: Hatikka Observation Data Gateway
- GBIF-Sweden: Bugs (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
- Illinois Natural History Survey
- NLBIF: Limnodata
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Priest Pot species list, Cumbria, Britain
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Biological Records Centre - Dragonfly and Damselfly (Odonata) records for Britain to 1992, from the former Dragonfly Recording Scheme
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre - SWT Scottish Borders Local Wildlife Site Survey data 1996-2000 - species information
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Wiltshire and Swindon Biological Records Centre - Odonata Records for Wiltshire 1965 - 2002
- University of Alberta: Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2605827
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-6254
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2494622
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 101991
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIODO61050
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10582
Footnotes
- Mean = 131.350 meters (430.938 feet), Standard Deviation = 164.090 based on 4,607 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
