Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Beaverpond Baskettail
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
The species is found in rivers
and slow streams
; sloughs
seem preferred
over ponds
and lakes
in Northwest, but latter also used. Aquatic
vegetation usually prominent
. Males more likely at moving water than
other Epitheca, sometimes even over swift streams. More
likely over bog
ponds in eastern part of continent.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.1 Forest - Boreal
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 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)
- 15 Artificial/Aquatic & Marine
- 15.9 Artificial/Aquatic - Canals and Drainage Channels , Ditches [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
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
()
- Order:
Odonata
()
- Fabricius, 1793
- Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
()
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
()
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Family:
Corduliidae
()
- Kirby, 1890
- Subfamily:
Corduliinae
()
- Genus:
Tetragoneuria
()
- Hagen, 1861
- Specific name:
canis
- McLachlan, 1886
- Scientific name: - Tetragoneuria canis McLachlan, 1886
- Specific name:
canis
- McLachlan, 1886
- Genus:
Tetragoneuria
(
- Subfamily:
Corduliinae
(
- Family:
Corduliidae
(
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
(
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
(
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
(
- Order:
Odonata
(
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Epitheca canis
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008
Tetragoneuria combined with two other genera and all species
listed as Epitheca in many recent publications
.[1].
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Tetragoneuria
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. canis (Beaverpond Baskettail) · T. spinosa (Robust Baskettail) · T. stella (Florida Baskettail)
More Info
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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. 38, 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. 181.
- Annual report / Entomological Society of Ontario. Toronto, The Society. url p. 120, p. 126.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1950-1977. url p. 296.
- Bulletin of the Wisconsin Natural History Society. Milwaukee, The Society, [1900-1920] url p. 130.
- Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url p. 101, p. 193, p. 202, p. 8.
- 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. 213, p. 298.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url , p. 599.
- Psyche. Cambridge, Mass.: Cambridge Entomological Club url p. 159.
- Second larval instars of Florida Anisoptera (Odonata) / by Sidney Warren Dunkle. 1980. url p. 11.
- The Canadian entomologist. Ottawa [etc.]Entomological Society of Canada [etc.] url p. 14, p. 14, p. 177, p. 177, p. 293.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 441.
- The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Oxford [etc.]Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] url , .
- The Ottawa naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url , p. 58, p. 67, p. 67.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- Paulson, D. R. 2009. Tetragoneuria canis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2803134
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-4957
- IUCN ID: 245808
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2255783
Footnotes
- Paulson, D. R. 2009. Tetragoneuria canis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]
