Mantled Baskettail
Epitheca semiaquea (Burmeister, 1839)
Mantled Baskettail: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/711
Synonyms
Tetragoneuria semiaquea 
Tags
SH (Historical)

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1 Record

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Status

Mantled Baskettail (Epitheca semiaquea) is named for the large basal dark patches on the hind wings. Common Baskettail often shows similar markings, but they are normally less extensive. This dragonfly is found along much of the Atlantic coastal plain at vegetated sandy ponds or lakes (Paulson, 2011). Mantled Baskettail is considered historic in Maryland, with one record from Prince George's County in the 1950s (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). Due to the lack of recent records, it is currently considered to be extirpated.

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Epitheca semiaquea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Epitheca
Species:
E. semiaquea
Binomial name
Epitheca semiaquea
(Burmeister, 1839)

Epitheca semiaquea, the mantled baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][1][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Epitheca semiaquea is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Epitheca semiaquea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50978637A65836264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50978637A65836264.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Epitheca semiaquea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Epitheca semiaquea". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.


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