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    Filigree Skimmer (Pseudoleon superbus)

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    Pseudoleon
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Odonata
    Infraorder: Anisoptera
    Family: Libellulidae
    Subfamily: Sympetrinae
    Genus: Pseudoleon
    Kirby, 1889
    Species:
    P. superbus
    Binomial name
    Pseudoleon superbus
    (Hagen, 1861)
    Synonyms[1]

    Celithemis superba Hagen, 1861

    Pseudoleon superbus, the filigree skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, and is the only species in the genus Pseudoleon.[1][2][3][4][5]

    References

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    1. ^ a b "Pseudoleon". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
    2. ^ "Pseudoleon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
    3. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
    4. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

    Further reading

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    • Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
    • Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 111. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014934-0.
    • Needham, James G.; Westfall Jr., Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-0-945417-94-1.
    • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.