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Leptobasis
Genus of damselflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leptobasis is a small genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. They are commonly known as swampdamsels. The genus is neotropical and one species, L. melinogaster, has been recorded in Texas.[2] They are slender and the females have very long ovipositors.[2]
The genus contains the following species:[1][3]
- Leptobasis buchholzi (Rácenis, 1959)
- Leptobasis candelaria Alayo, 1968 – Caribbean swampdamsel[4]
- Leptobasis guanacaste Paulson, 2009
- Leptobasis linda Johnson, 2016[5]
- Leptobasis lucifer (Donnelly, 1967) – Lucifer swampdamsel[6]
- Leptobasis mauffrayi Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2010
- Leptobasis melinogaster González-Soriano, 2002 – cream-tipped swampdamsel[7]
- Leptobasis raineyi (Williamson, 1915)
- Leptobasis vacillans Hagen in Selys, 1877 – red-tipped swampdamsel[7]
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