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Coenagrionidae
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Coenagrionidae is a family of damselflies, also known as pond damselflies, in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 species are in this family, making it the largest damselfly family. The family Coenagrionidae has six subfamilies: Agriocnemidinae, Argiinae, Coenagrioninae, Ischnurinae, Leptobasinae, and Pseudagrioninae.
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Coenagrionidae is a family of insects within the order Odonata, classified under the class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon, named by Kirby in 1890, is accepted as a valid family and is commonly referred to as waterjuffers. These organisms inhabit freshwater environments.
Records for this family are held by several institutions, including MHNCA, USNM, DBG, UMNH, and TTU. Specimens have been documented in Mexico and the United States. The family has been referenced by 490 other encyclopedia articles.
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Vinony's link graph records 490 inbound references to Coenagrionidae, and connects out to Zygoptera, Epiophlebia and Anisoptera.
It is catalogued under topics including Coenagrionidae, Coenagrionoidea and Damselflies.
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Species
waterjuffers
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyCoenagrionidae
细蟌科（学名：Coenagrionidae）是蜻蛉目均翅亚目下的一个科，总计超过1100个物种，是均翅亚目下最大的一科。 共有6大亚科，分别为Agriocnemidinae、Argiinae、Coenagrioninae、Ischnurinae、Leptobasinae和Pseudagrioninae。 本科被称为窄翅豆娘或池塘豆娘。分布在全球各地，是最常见的豆娘，也包括最小的豆娘物种。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,749
- With media
- 298
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Collections
- MHNCA, USNM, DBG, UMNH, TTU, GMNH
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Coenagrionoidea
- Image
- Ceriagrion glabrum male panorama.jpg
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- Coenagrionidae
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- Category:Coenagrionidae
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Characteristics
- Genera
- See also
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Coenagrionidae is a family of damselflies, also known as pond damselflies, in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 species are in this family, making it the largest damselfly family. The family Coenagrionidae has six subfamilies: Agriocnemidinae, Argiinae, Coenagrioninae, Ischnurinae, Leptobasinae, and Pseudagrioninae.
This family is referred to as the narrow-winged damselflies or the pond damselflies. The Coenagrionidae enjoy a worldwide distribution, and are among the most common of damselfly families. This family has the smallest of damselfly species. More than 110 genera of the family Coenagrionidae are currently accepted.
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