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Genus of damselflies
Argia
is a
genus
of
damselflies
of the family
Coenagrionidae
and of the subfamily
Argiinae
. It is a diverse
genus
which contains about 114 species and many more to be described. It is also the largest genus in Argiinae. They are found in the Western Hemisphere. They are commonly known as
dancers
. Although the genus name comes from
Ancient Greek
:
?ργ?α
,
romanized
:
argia
,
lit.
'laziness',
[1]
dancers are quite active and alert damselflies. The bluer
Argia
species may be confused with
Enallagma
species.
Characteristics
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This genus of damselflies are known as dancers because of the distinctive jerky form of flight they use which contrasts with the straightforward direct flight of
bluets
,
forktails
and other pond damselflies. They are usually to be seen in the open where they catch flying insects on the wing rather than flying about among vegetation picking off sedentary
prey
items. They tend to land and perch flat on the ground, logs and rocks.
[2]
When perched, they usually hold their wing slightly raised above the abdomen.
[3]
The males of most species are some combination of black and blue but they can easily be told from similarly coloured bluets by their mode of flight. Some species have red eyes and others a copper-coloured thorax. Many species have humeral stripes, either notched or forked at the end or narrowed in the centre. The wings have short petioles and are relatively broad close to the base.
[2]
Unlike most of the Coenagrionidae, dancers are often associated with flowing water.
[3]
Species
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The genus includes the following species:
- Argia adamsi
Calvert, 1902
- Argia agrioides
Calvert, 1895
- California Dancer
- Argia alberta
Kennedy, 1918
- Paiute Dancer
- Argia albistigma
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia anceps
Garrison, 1996
- Argia apicalis
(Say, 1840)
- Blue-fronted Dancer
- Argia barretti
Calvert, 1902
- Comanche Dancer
- Argia bicellulata
(Calvert, 1909)
- Argia bipunctulata
Hagen, 1861
- Seepage Dancer
- Argia botacudo
Calvert, 1909
- Argia calida
(Hagen, 1861)
- Argia carlcooki
Daigle, 1995
- Yaqui Dancer
- Argia chapadae
Calvert, 1909
- Argia chelata
Calvert, 1902
- Argia claussenii
Selys, 1865
- Argia collata
Selys, 1865
- Argia concinna
(Rambur, 1842)
- Argia croceipennis
Selys, 1865
- Argia cupraurea
Calvert, 1902
- Argia cuprea
(Hagen, 1861)
- Coppery Dancer
- Argia cyathigera
Navas, 1934
- Argia deami
Calvert, 1902
- Argia difficilis
Selys, 1865
- Argia dives
Forster, 1914
- Argia eliptica
Selys, 1865
- Argia elongata
Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2017
- Thorn-tipped Dancer
- Argia emma
Kennedy, 1915
- Emma's Dancer
- Argia euphorbia
Fraser, 1946
- Argia extranea
(Hagen, 1861)
- Spine-tipped Dancer
- Argia fissa
Selys, 1865
- Argia fraudatricula
Forster, 1914
- Argia frequentula
Calvert, 1907
- Argia fulgida
Navas, 1934
- Argia fumigata
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia fumipennis
(Burmeister, 1839)
- Variable Dancer
- Argia funcki
(Selys, 1854)
- Argia funebris
(Hagen, 1861)
- Argia garrisoni
Daigle, 1991
- Argia gaumeri
Calvert, 1907
- Argia gerhardi
Calvert, 1909
- Argia hamulata
Fraser, 1946
- Argia harknessi
Calvert , 1899
- Harkness's Dancer
- Argia hasemani
Calvert, 1909
- Argia herberti
Calvert, 1902
- Argia hinei
Kennedy, 1918
- Lavender Dancer
- Argia huanacina
Forster, 1914
- Huanacina Dancer
[4]
- Argia immunda
(Hagen, 1861)
- Kiowa Dancer
- Argia impura
Rambur, 1842
- Argia inculta
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia indicatrix
Calvert, 1902
- Argia indocilis
Navas, 1934
- Argia infrequentula
Fraser, 1946
- Argia infumata
Selys, 1865
- Argia insipida
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia iralai
Calvert, 1909
- Argia jocosa
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia joergenseni
Ris, 1913
- Argia johannella
Calvert, 1907
- Argia jujuya
Ris, 1916
- Argia kokama
Calvert, 1909
- Argia lacrimans
(Hagen, 1861)
- Sierra Madre Dancer
- Argia leonorae
Garrison, 1994
- Leonora's Dancer
- Argia lilacina
Selys, 1865
- Argia limitata
Navas, 1924
- Argia lugens
(Hagen, 1861)
- Sooty Dancer
- Argia medullaris
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia mishuyaca
Fraser, 1946
- Argia modesta
Selys, 1865
- Argia moesta
(Hagen, 1861)
- Powdered Dancer
- Argia mollis
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia munda
Calvert, 1902
- Apache Dancer
- Argia nahuana
Calvert, 1902
- Aztec Dancer
- Argia nigrior
Calvert, 1909
- Argia oculata
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia oenea
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Fiery-eyed Dancer
- Argia orichalcea
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia pallens
Calvert, 1902
- Amethyst Dancer
- Argia percellulata
Calvert, 1902
- Argia pima
Garrison, 1994
- Pima Dancer
- Argia pipila
Calvert, 1907
- Argia plana
Calvert, 1902
- Springwater Dancer
- Argia pocomana
Calvert, 1907
- Argia popoluca
Calvert, 1902
- Argia pulla
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia reclusa
Selys, 1865
- Argia rectangula
Navas, 1920
- Argia rhoadsi
Calvert, 1902
- Golden-winged Dancer
- Argia rogersi
Calvert, 1902
- Argia rosseri
Tennessen, 2002
- Argia sabino
Garrison, 1994
- Sabino Dancer
- Argia sedula
(Hagen, 1861)
- Blue-ringed Dancer
- Argia serva
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia smithiana
Calvert, 1909
- Argia sordida
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia subapicalis
Calvert, 1909
- Argia talamanca
Calvert, 1907
- Argia tamoyo
Calvert, 1909
- Argia tarascana
Calvert, 1902
- Tarascan Dancer
- Argia telesfordi
Meurgey, 2009
- Argia terira
Calvert, 1907
- Argia tezpi
Calvert, 1902
- Tezpi Dancer
- Argia thespis
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Argia tibialis
(Rambur, 1842)
- Blue-tipped Dancer
- Argia tinctipennis
Selys, 1865
- Argia tonto
Calvert, 1902
- Tonto Dancer
- Argia translata
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Dusky Dancer
- Argia tupi
Calvert, 1909
- Argia ulmeca
Calvert, 1902
- Argia underwoodi
Calvert, 1907
- Argia variata
Navas, 1935
- Argia variabilis
Selys, 1865
- Argia variegata
Forster, 1914
- Argia vivida
Hagen in Selys, 1865
- Vivid Dancer
- Argia westfalli
Garrison, 1996
- Westfall's Dancer
[5]
- Argia yungensis
Garrison and von Ellenrieder, 2007
[6]
Additionally a fossil member of this genus is known from the
Miocene
Mexican amber
[7]
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Amber-winged dancer
A. adamsi
male
-
Azure dancer
A. fissa
male
-
Azure dancer
A. fissa
female
-
Green-eyed dancer
A. frequentula
female
-
Sky-blue dancer
A. medullaris
male
-
Sky-blue dancer
A. medullaris
female
-
Black-and-purple dancer
A. oculata
, male purple form
Notes
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- ^
"Greek Dictionary Headword Search Results"
.
Perseus Project
. Retrieved
25 October
2010
.
- ^
a
b
Paulson, Dennis (2009).
Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West
. Princeton University Press. pp. 140?141.
ISBN
978-1-4008-3294-1
.
- ^
a
b
Eaton, Kaufman & Bowers (2007).
Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America
.
HMH
.
ISBN
978-0-618-15310-7
.
- ^
von Ellenrieder, N. (2009).
"
Argia huanacina
"
.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
.
2009
: e.T159102A5313103.
doi
:
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T159102A5313103.en
. Retrieved
24 December
2017
.
- ^
Paulson, D. R. (2009).
"
Argia westfalli
"
.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
.
2009
: e.T164974A5949503.
doi
:
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T164974A5949503.en
. Retrieved
24 December
2017
.
- ^
"Argia yungensis Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2007"
.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
. Retrieved
18 September
2020
.
- ^
Zheng, Daran; Nel, Andre; Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Chang, Su-Chin; Zhang, Haichun; Wang, Bo (2019-01-02). "Exceptionally well-preserved dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) in Mexican amber".
Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology
.
43
(1): 157?164.
doi
:
10.1080/03115518.2018.1456562
.
ISSN
0311-5518
.
References
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- Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023).
"World Odonata List"
. OdonataCentral,
University of Alabama
. Retrieved
14 Mar
2023
.
- "North American Odonata"
. University of Puget Sound. 2009.
Archived
from the original on 11 July 2010
. Retrieved
5 August
2010
.
- Westfall, Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (1996).
Damselflies of North America
. Scientific Publishers.
ISBN
0-945417-93-4
.
- "Odonata Central"
. Retrieved
2018-02-16
.