Mecistogaster modesta is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America.[1][2][3][4]

Mecistogaster modesta
Female, Belize
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Mecistogaster
Species:
M. modesta
Binomial name
Mecistogaster modesta
Selys, 1860

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster modesta:

  • Mecistogaster modesta iphigenia Selys, 1886
  • Mecistogaster modesta modesta Selys, 1860

References

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  1. ^ "Mecistogaster modesta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ^ "Mecistogaster modesta". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.