HETERAGRIONIDAE Rácenis, 1959

Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, Zootaxa 4628 (1), pp. 1-265 : 81

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scientific name	HETERAGRIONIDAE Rácenis, 1959
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Treatment

Two genera of Heteragrionidae occur in Ecuador. They are large to medium-sized damselflies that perch with the wings held out horizontally. All are forest stream species, from low to medium elevations.

References

Racenis, J. (1959) Notas taxonomicas sobre la familia Megapodagrionidae (Odonata: Zygoptera) con la sinopsis de las especies venezolanas. Acta Biologica Venezuelica, 2, 335 - 367.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Odonata
Family	Heteragrionidae

Specimens