Paraphlebia

Paraphlebia is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Dijkstra et al. in 2013.^[1]

Paraphlebia
Paraphlebia zoe in Veracruz
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Calopterygoidea
Family:	Thaumatoneuridae
Genus:	Paraphlebia Selys, 1861

Species

These fifteen species belong to the genus Paraphlebia:^[2][3]

• Paraphlebia akan^[2]
• Paraphlebia chaak^[2]
• Paraphlebia chiarae^[2]
• Paraphlebia duodecima Calvert, 1901
• Paraphlebia esperanza^[2]
• Paraphlebia flinti^[2]
• Paraphlebia hunnal^[2]
• Paraphlebia hyalina Brauer, 1871
• Paraphlebia itzamna^[2]
• Paraphlebia ixchel^[2]
• Paraphlebia kauil^[2]
• Paraphlebia kinich^[2]
• Paraphlebia kukulkan^[2]
• Paraphlebia quinta Calvert, 1901
• Paraphlebia zoe Selys in Hagen, 1861 - Zoe Waterfall Damsel^[4]

References

1. Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; et al. (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.
2. Ortega-Salas, Héctor; González-Soriano, Enrique; Jocque, Merlijn (11 January 2022). "Untangling the waterfall damsels: a review of the Mesoamerican genus Paraphlebia Selys in Hagen, 1861 (Odonata: Thaumatoneuridae) with descriptions of 11 new species". Zootaxa. 5089 (1): 1–66. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5089.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
3. Paulson, Dennis; Schorr, Martin; Deliry, Cyrille (12 January 2022). "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
4. Paulson, D.; von Ellenrieder, N. (2006). "Paraphlebia zoe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T16176A5497209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T16176A5497209.en.