Matrona (damselfly)

For other uses, see Matrona.

Matrona is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae.

Matrona
Matrona basilaris from India
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Calopterygidae
Subfamily:	Calopteryginae
Tribe:	Calopterygini
Genus:	Matrona Sélys, 1853
Species
8 See text for species

Species include:

• Matrona basilaris^[1]
• Matrona corephaea^[2]
• Matrona cyanoptera
• Matrona kricheldorffi
• Matrona nigripectus
• Matrona oberthueri
• Matrona oreades^[2]
• Matrona taoi^[3]

References

1. Dow, R. A. (2007). "Matrona basilaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
2. Hämäläinen, M.; Yu, X.; Zhang, H. 2011: Descriptions of Matrona oreades spec. nov and Matrona corephaea spec. nov from China (Odonata: Calopterygidae). Zootaxa, 2830: 20–28. Preview
3. Phan, Q. T.; Hämäläinen, M. 2011: Matrona taoi spec. nov., a new damselfly species from northern Vietnam (Odonata: Calopterygidae). Zootaxa, 2927: 63–68. Preview (erratum in Zootaxa, 2970: 68. PDF)

External links

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  Matrona nigripectus at Mawsmai Caves, Meghalaya

  

  Matrona nigripectus at Mawsmai Caves, Meghalaya

  Matrona at the Encyclopedia of Life