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Williamsonia fletcheri | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Corduliidae |
Genus: |
Williamsonia Davis, 1913 |
Williamsonia is a genus of small dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as boghaunters. Unlike other genera of emerald dragonflies, they have dark eyes and nonmetallic bodies. [1]
The genus consists of only two living species: [2]
Image | Species | Distribution |
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Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923 – ebony boghaunter [1] [3] | southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States. |
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Williamsonia lintneri (Hagen in Selys, 1878) – ringed boghaunter [3] | United States ( Wisconsin, Michigan, New England, New York, and New Jersey) |
Boghaunters | |
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Williamsonia fletcheri | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Corduliidae |
Genus: |
Williamsonia Davis, 1913 |
Williamsonia is a genus of small dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as boghaunters. Unlike other genera of emerald dragonflies, they have dark eyes and nonmetallic bodies. [1]
The genus consists of only two living species: [2]
Image | Species | Distribution |
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Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923 – ebony boghaunter [1] [3] | southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States. |
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Williamsonia lintneri (Hagen in Selys, 1878) – ringed boghaunter [3] | United States ( Wisconsin, Michigan, New England, New York, and New Jersey) |