Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Oaxaca Relict Damsel
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
Larvae found among rough gravel
in sites of rapid water flow
of small,
shallow creeks
running
through mountain cloud forest
in Oaxaca. (Ref.
253570).
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
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:
Zygoptera
()
- Selys, 1854
- Superfamily:
Calopterygoidea
()
- Selys, 1850
- Family:
Amphipterygidae
()
- Selys, 1853
- Subfamily:
Amphipteryginae
()
- Genus:
Amphipteryx
()
- de Selys Longchamps, 1853
- Specific name:
longicaudata
- Gonz?lez, 1991
- Scientific name: - Amphipteryx longicaudata Gonz?lez, 1991
- Specific name:
longicaudata
- Gonz?lez, 1991
- Genus:
Amphipteryx
(
- Subfamily:
Amphipteryginae
(
- Family:
Amphipterygidae
(
- Superfamily:
Calopterygoidea
(
- 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
(
Synonyms
Amphipteryx longicaudata Gonz ález-Soriano • Amphipteryx Longicaudatus
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008
Closest relative of genus is the SE Asian genus Devadatta
(Novelo Gutierrez 1995, De Marmels et al. 1996); three new
related species awaiting description
(Novelo Gutierrez 1995). (Ref.
253570).
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Amphipteryx
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. agrioides (Montane Relict Damsel) · A. longicaudata (Oaxaca Relict Damsel)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- De Marmels, J., Clavijo, J.A. and Chacín, M.E. 1996. A new subspecies of Xylophanes tersa (Sphingidae) from Venezuela. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 50(4): 303–308.
- IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.
- Novelo-Gutiérrez, R. 1995. The larva of Amphipteryx and a reclassification of Amphipterygidae sensu lato, based upon the larvae (Zygoptera). Odonatologica 24(1): 73–87.
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 9, 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
- 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.
- von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. 2006. Amphipteryx longicaudata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2721800
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-8044
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 591931
- IUCN ID: 190764
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 478623
Footnotes
- von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. 2006. Amphipteryx longicaudata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
