Taxonomy Profile: Calopteryx (Leach 1815)

Calopteryx: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Agrion
Fabricius 1775
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Calopteryx: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Palaeoptera
ancient winged insects |
Order : Odonata
libélula |
damselflies |
dragonflies |
Suborder : Zygoptera
damselflies |
demoiselles |
Family : Calopterygidae
broad-winged damselflies |
Broad-winged Damsels |
Genus : Calopteryx
Calopteryx Direct Children(s):
Calopteryx dimidiata
(Burmeister 1839)
Calopteryx maculata
(Beauvois 1805)
Calopteryx amata
(Hagen 1889)
Calopteryx: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Rosser W. Garrison
Notes:
Research Associate, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Reference for:
Calopteryx
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Calopteryx
Source:
A synonymic list of the New World Odonata - Oct 2004
Acquired:
2006-01-18
Notes:
Maintained by Rosser W. Garrison, at http://www2.ups.edu/biology/museum/NewWorldOD.html
Reference for:
Calopteryx
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Montgomery, B. E.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1954-01-01 / 1954-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Nomenclatural confusion in the Odonata: the Agrion-Calopteryx problems
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, vol. 47, no. 3
Page(s):
471-483
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0013-8746
Notes:
Reference for:
Calopteryx
Calopteryx: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Calopteryx: Comments
Comment:
Rosser Garrison indicates that there has been considerable confusion regarding Agrion and Calopteryx; ITIS is following the usage he recommends. See Montgomery, 1954