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Ringed Boghaunter (Williamsonia lintneri)
Species
Williamsonia lintneri
- Ringed Boghaunter
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder
Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family
Corduliidae (Emeralds)
Genus
Williamsonia
(Boghaunters)
Species
lintneri
(Ringed Boghaunter)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
First described in 1878 by
Hermann August Hagen
(in an article by
Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
) as
Cordulia lintneri
Explanation of Names
Perhaps named after
Joseph Albert Lintner
Internet References
Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, 2nd ser., v.45, p.187
Hagen's original description of the species (in French)
Contributed by
tom murray
on 7 May, 2005 - 6:20pm
Additional contributions by
Chuck Entz
Last updated 4 September, 2010 - 11:15am