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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Threadtails (Protoneuridae)

Family Protoneuridae - Threadtails

Classification · Other Common Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Print References
Neoneura aaroni - Coral-fronted Threadtail - Neoneura aaroni - male - female Neoneura aaroni - Coral-fronted Threadtail - Neoneura aaroni - male - female Coral-fronted Threadtail - Neoneura aaroni - male Neoneura amelia? - Neoneura amelia Amelia's threadtail - Neoneura amelia - male Amelia's Threadtail - Neoneura amelia - male Amelia's Threadtail - Neoneura amelia - female Amelia's Threadtail - Neoneura amelia - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Family Protoneuridae (Threadtails)
Other Common Names
Threadtail Damselflies
USE: The Odonata of North America for Common Names
USE: The Odonata of North America for Scientific Names
Numbers
Two genera and three species documented from the United States
Two genera and two species listed at The Odonata of North America
Identification
Reduced wing venation; long, thin, mostly dark abdomen with no tail-spot
Range
Circumtropical; in the United States, found only in southern Texas
Print References
Abbott 2005, Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas
Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 25 August, 2007 - 4:09pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 9 November, 2008 - 8:18am

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