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Bradinopyga
Sign in to saveBradinopyga is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It contains the following species: Bradinopyga cornuta – horned rock-dweller Bradinopyga geminata – granite ghost Bradinopyga konkanensis – Konkan rockdweller Bradinopyga strachani – red rock-dweller
Species
Granite Ghost
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyLibellulidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Collections
- AM, USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Libellulidae
- Image
- Bradinopyga geminata by kadavoor 01.jpg
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- Bradinopyga
- taxon name
- Bradinopyga
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Bradinopyga
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Bradinopyga is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It contains the following species: Bradinopyga cornuta – horned rock-dweller Bradinopyga geminata – granite ghost Bradinopyga konkanensis – Konkan rockdweller Bradinopyga strachani – red rock-dweller
The name is derived from Aeolic Greek bradinos (=rhadinos) meaning slender or pliable and Greek pyge for rump or buttock. ==References==
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