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Teinobasis

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Teinobasis
Teinobasis sjupp
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Teinobasis
Kirby, 1890[1]

Teinobasis is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae.[2] Species occur in south-eastern Asia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands and Micronesia; one species, Teinobasis rufithorax, is found in Australia.[3]

Etymology

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The genus name Teinobasis is derived from the Greek τείνω (teinō, "to stretch") and βάσις (basis, "base" or "foundation"), referring to the long base of the wings.[1][4]

Species

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The genus Teinobasis includes the following species:[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 Kirby, W.F. (1890). A Synonymic Catalogue of Neuroptera Odonata, or Dragonflies. With an Appendix of fossil species. London: Gurney & Jackson. pp. 202 [157]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5534.
  2. ↑ "Genus Teinobasis Kirby, 1890". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
  4. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  5. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.