Triacanthagyna
Genus of dragonflies
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::summary Genus of dragonflies ::
| image = Triacanthagyna trifida mating.jpg | taxon = Triacanthagyna | authority = Selys, 1883
Triacanthagyna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae from the Americas. The species have large eyes and broad wings. The females have three prominent spines under the last abdominal segment which gives the genus its name. They are commonly known as three-spined darners.
The genus contains the following species:
- Triacanthagyna caribbea Williamson, 1923 - Caribbean Darner
- Triacanthagyna dentata (Geijskes, 1943)
- Triacanthagyna ditzleri Williamson, 1923
- Triacanthagyna nympha (Navás, 1933)
- Triacanthagyna obscuripennis (Blanchard, 1847)
- Triacanthagyna satyrus (Martin, 1909)
- Triacanthagyna septima (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Pale-green Darner
- Triacanthagyna trifida (Rambur, 1842) - Phantom Darner
- Triacanthagyna williamsoni von Ellenrieder & Garrison, 2003
References
References
- Paulson, Dennis R.. (2009). "Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West". [[Princeton University Press]].
- {{World Odonata List
- (2009). "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound.
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