Nehalennia (genus)
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Nehalennia
Selys, 1850
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Nehalennia is a genus of very small damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Most of the species are commonly known as Sprites. One species, N. speciosa occurs in Eurasia; the rest in North and South America.[1]
This genus contains the following six species:[2]
- Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895 - Sphagnum Sprite[3]
- Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913- Southern Sprite[3]
- Nehalennia irene (Hagen, 1861) - Sedge Sprite[3]
- Nehalennia minuta (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Tropical Sprite[3]
- Nehalennia pallidula Calvert, 1913 - Everglades Sprite[3]
- Nehalennia speciosa (Charpentier, 1840) - Pygmy damselfly, Sedgling[4]
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