Pantala

Pantala
Pantala hymenaea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trameinae
Tribe: Trameini
Genus: Pantala
Hagen, 1861[1]
Not to be confused with Wings of Fire (novel series), wherein Pantala is a continent in the series

Pantala is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae[2] commonly called the rainpool gliders. They are found almost worldwide.[3] Species of Pantala are medium-sized to large, dull orange-yellow dragonflies.[4]

Etymology

The genus name Pantala is derived from the Greek πάντες (pantes, "all") and ἄλη (alē, "wandering" or "roaming"), referring to its widespread distribution and vagrant behaviour.[1][5]

Species

The genus Pantala includes the following species:[6]

Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) Wandering Glider[7] Cosmopolitan
Pantala hymenaea (Say, 1840) Spot-winged Glider[7] North, Central and South America

References

  1. ^ a b Hagen, H.A. (1861). Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America with a List of the South American Species. Washington: Smithsonian Institution. pp. 347 [141]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.1715 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ "Genus Pantala Hagen, 1861". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
  4. ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. ^ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  6. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  7. ^ a b "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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