Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Crimson-ringed Whiteface
Description
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Habitat
Ecology:
The species is found in lakes
and ponds
in forested regions, often
with boggy margins
; preference varies from very little to abundant
aquatic
vegetation.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.1 Forest - Boreal
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [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:
Epiprocta
()
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
()
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Family:
Libellulidae
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Subfamily:
Leucorrhiniinae
()
- Genus:
Leucorrhinia
()
- Brittinger, 1850
- Specific name:
glacialis
- Hagen, 1890
- Scientific name: - Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890
- Specific name:
glacialis
- Hagen, 1890
- Genus:
Leucorrhinia
(
- Subfamily:
Leucorrhiniinae
(
- 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
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Hagen, H. A. A synopsis
of the Odonat genus Leucorhinia
Britt
. Transactions American Entomological Society 17 (3): 229-236,
incl. pl. 10-10., 1890.
Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Leucorrhinia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 10 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. albifrons (Dark Whiteface) · L. borealis (Boreal Whiteface) · L. caudalis (Lilypad Whiteface) · L. dubia (Small Whiteface) · L. frigida (Frosted Whiteface) · L. glacialis (Crimson-Ringed Whiteface) · L. hudsonica (Hudsonian Whiteface) · L. intacta (Dot-Tailed Whiteface) · L. patricia (Canada Whiteface) · L. proxima (Belted Whiteface)
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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. 44.
- 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. 243.
- Annual report / Entomological Society of Ontario. Toronto, The Society. url p. 129, p. 167.
- 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.
- Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off., 1905-1950. url p. 233.
- Bulletin of the Wisconsin Natural History Society. Milwaukee, The Society, [1900-1920] url p. 167, p. 38.
- Contributions to Canadian biology. Toronto, Biological Board of Canada. url p. 57, p. 87, p. 88.
- Entomological news, and proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia[Entomological Rooms of the Academy of Natural Sciences] url p. 14, p. 14, p. 251, p. 251.
- Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url p. 100.
- 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. 281.
- Proceedings of the Acadian Entomological Society. Truro, N.S.: Acadian Entomological Society. url p. 45.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 613, p. 617, p. 635.
- The Canadian entomologist. Ottawa [etc.]Entomological Society of Canada [etc.] url , p. 102, p. 102, p. 15, p. 15, p. 375, p. 375, p. 421, p. 422.
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 and 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 provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World
- Paulson, D. R. 2009. Leucorrhinia glacialis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- 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:
- Illinois Natural History Survey
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2633735
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-5559
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 101886
- IUCN ID: 219359
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIODO44030
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 11591
Footnotes
- Paulson, D. R. 2009. Leucorrhinia glacialis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
