Ischnura is a genus of
damselflies known as forktails (or sometimes bluetails) in the family
Coenagrionidae.[2]
Forktails are distributed worldwide, including various oceanic islands. The males have a forked projection at the tip of the abdomen which gives the group their common name.[3]
Characteristics
Forktails are small or very small damselflies. The compound eyes of mature individuals have a dark upper region and contrasting lower part. The thorax is often green and may have lateral stripes and the abdomen in males is black with a blue tip. Females of some species are
polymorphic, some being orangish and darkening with age, while others resemble the male.[3]
Species
The genus Ischnura includes the following species:[4][5]
^Toussaint, E. F. A.; Bybee, S. M.; Erickson, R. J.; Condamine, F. L. (8 February 2019). "Forest giants on different evolutionary branches: Ecomorphological convergence in helicopter damselflies". Evolution. 73 (5): 1045–1054.
doi:
10.1111/evo.13695.
PMID30734925.
S2CID73426853.
Ischnura is a genus of
damselflies known as forktails (or sometimes bluetails) in the family
Coenagrionidae.[2]
Forktails are distributed worldwide, including various oceanic islands. The males have a forked projection at the tip of the abdomen which gives the group their common name.[3]
Characteristics
Forktails are small or very small damselflies. The compound eyes of mature individuals have a dark upper region and contrasting lower part. The thorax is often green and may have lateral stripes and the abdomen in males is black with a blue tip. Females of some species are
polymorphic, some being orangish and darkening with age, while others resemble the male.[3]
Species
The genus Ischnura includes the following species:[4][5]
^Toussaint, E. F. A.; Bybee, S. M.; Erickson, R. J.; Condamine, F. L. (8 February 2019). "Forest giants on different evolutionary branches: Ecomorphological convergence in helicopter damselflies". Evolution. 73 (5): 1045–1054.
doi:
10.1111/evo.13695.
PMID30734925.
S2CID73426853.