Hetaerina

Hetaerina is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. They are commonly known as Rubyspots because of the deep red wing bases of the males.[1] The name is from Ancient Greek: ἑταίρα (hetaira), courtesan. H. rudis, the Guatemalan rubyspot, is considered vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List.[2]

Hetaerina
American Rubyspot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Calopterygidae
Subfamily: Hetaerininae
Genus: Hetaerina
Hagen in Selys, 1853
H. laesa, male
Southern Amazon, Brazil

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species:[3]

  • Hetaerina amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
  • Hetaerina americana (Fabricius, 1798) – American Rubyspot[4]
  • Hetaerina auripennis (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Hetaerina aurora Ris, 1918
  • Hetaerina brightwelli (Kirby, 1823)
  • Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773)
  • Hetaerina calverti (Vega-Sánchez et al., 2020) – Cryptic Rubyspot[4]
  • Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873
  • Hetaerina charca Calvert, 1909
  • Hetaerina cruentata (Rambur, 1842)
  • Hetaerina curvicauda Garrison, 1990 – Hook-tipped Rubyspot[5]
  • Hetaerina duplex Selys, 1869
  • Hetaerina erythrokalamus Garrison, 1990
  • Hetaerina flavipennis Garrison, 1990
  • Hetaerina fuscoguttata Selys, 1878
  • Hetaerina gallardi Machet, 1989
  • Hetaerina hebe Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina indeprensa Garrison, 1990
  • Hetaerina infecta Calvert, 1901
  • Hetaerina laesa Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina longipes Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina majuscula Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina medinai Rácenis, 1968
  • Hetaerina mendezi Jurzitza, 1982
  • Hetaerina miniata Selys, 1879
  • Hetaerina moribunda Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina mortua Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina occisa Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina pilula Calvert, 1901
  • Hetaerina proxima Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina rosea Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina rudis Calvert, 1901 – Guatemalan Rubyspot[2]
  • Hetaerina sanguinea Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina sempronia Hagen in Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina simplex Selys, 1853
  • Hetaerina titia (Drury, 1773) – Smoky Rubyspot[4]
  • Hetaerina vulnerata Hagen in Selys, 1853 – Canyon Rubyspot[4]
  • Hetaerina westfalli Rácenis, 1968

References
  1. Hogue, Charles Leonard (1993). Latin American Insects and Entomology. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-07849-7.
  2. von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. (2006). "Hetaerina rudis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T9980A13030436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T9980A13030436.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.
  4. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  5. von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Hetaerina curvicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158938A5294700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158938A5294700.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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