Ceriagrion is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[2] Species of Ceriagrion are small to medium size, generally brightly coloured damselflies. They are found across the Old World, Africa, Asia and Australia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Ceriagrion Selys, 1876[1] |
Species edit
The genus Ceriagrion includes the following species:[4]
- Ceriagrion aeruginosum (Brauer, 1869) – Redtail[3]
- Ceriagrion annulatum Fraser, 1955
- Ceriagrion annulosum Lieftinck, 1934
- Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser, 1922
- Ceriagrion auritum Fraser, 1951
- Ceriagrion azureum (Selys, 1891)
- Ceriagrion bakeri Fraser, 1941
- Ceriagrion batjanum Asahina, 1967
- Ceriagrion bellona Laidlaw, 1915
- Ceriagrion calamineum Lieftinck, 1951
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)
- Ceriagrion chaoi Schmidt, 1964
- Ceriagrion citrinum Campion, 1914
- Ceriagrion coeruleum Laidlaw, 1919
- Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914
- Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabricius, 1798)
- Ceriagrion fallax Ris, 1914
- Ceriagrion georgifreyi Schmidt, 1953 – Turkish Red Damsel[5]
- Ceriagrion glabrum (Burmeister, 1839) – Common Orange, Common Pond-damsel,[6] Common Citril[7]
- Ceriagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955
- Ceriagrion hoogerwerfi Lieftinck, 1940
- Ceriagrion ignitum Campion, 1914
- Ceriagrion inaequale Lieftinck, 1932
- Ceriagrion indochinense Asahina, 1967
- Ceriagrion katamborae Pinhey, 1961
- Ceriagrion kordofanicum Ris, 1924
- Ceriagrion lieftincki Asahina, 1967
- Ceriagrion madagazureum Fraser, 1949
- Ceriagrion malaisei Schmidt, 1964
- Ceriagrion melanurum Selys, 1876
- Ceriagrion moorei Longfield, 1952
- Ceriagrion mourae Pinhey, 1969
- Ceriagrion nigroflavum Fraser, 1933
- Ceriagrion nigrolineatum Schmidt, 1951
- Ceriagrion nipponicum Asahina, 1967
- Ceriagrion oblongulum Schmidt, 1951
- Ceriagrion olivaceum Laidlaw, 1914
- Ceriagrion pallidum Fraser, 1933
- Ceriagrion praetermissum Lieftinck, 1929
- Ceriagrion rubellocerinum Fraser, 1947
- Ceriagrion rubiae Laidlaw, 1916
- Ceriagrion sakejii Pinhey, 1963
- Ceriagrion sinense Asahina, 1967
- Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921 – Suave Citril[7]
- Ceriagrion tenellum (de Villers, 1789) – Small Red Damselfly[8]
- Ceriagrion tricrenaticeps Legrand, 1984
- Ceriagrion varians (Martin, 1908)
- Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952
References edit
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- ^ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1876). "Synopsis des Agrionines, 5me légion: Agrion (suite). Le grand genre Agrion". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique (in French). 42: 490–531, 952–991 [525] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Genus Ceriagrion Selys, 1876". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ a b Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jović, M.; Boudot, J.-P. (2020). "Ceriagrion georgifreyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59700A138714520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59700A138714520.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Boudot, J.-P.; Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F.; Schneider, W.; Samraoui, B. (2016). "Ceriagrion glabrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59828A75380384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59828A75380384.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
- ^ "Ceriagrion tenellum". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 2011-05-27.