Skimmers

• Body symmetry

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
  • Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry

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  bilaterally symmetric

  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
  • Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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• cellularity

  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
  • Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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  multicellular

  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
  • Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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• developmental mode

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
  • Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature

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  hemimetabolous

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/hemimetabolous
  • Definition: Development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, resulting in a gradual change in body form with each molt, without a pupal stage.

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• feeding structure

  • URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/FeedingStructure
  • Definition: The morphological structure of body parts used to ingest food.

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  biting-chewing mouthparts

  • URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/bitingChewing
  • Definition: Mouthparts adapted to cutting and grinding food particles using opposable mandibles with a mola (grinding surface).

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• first appearance

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
  • Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.

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  93.90000000000001 million years ago
• geographic distribution includes

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
  • Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.

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  Mozambique

  • URI: https://www.geonames.org/1036973

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• habitat

  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
  • Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x

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  tropical

  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204
  • Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl

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• locomotion

  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
  • Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
  • Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]

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  aerial

  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000366
  • Definition: Behavior related to the movement of an organism from one location to another through the air.

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• number of fossil occurrences

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
  • Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.

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  88
• number of public records in bold

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
  • Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)

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  2523
• trophic guild

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
  • Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)

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  insectivore

  • URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
  • Definition: organism that eats insects.

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• wing morphology

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/WingMorphology
  • Definition: Qualities pertaining to the size, shape or structure of the wing.

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  macropterous

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/macropterous
  • Definition: The presence of fully functional wings.

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skimmers includes 140 children:

• Aethiothemis Martin 1908 (Flashers)
• Aethriamanta Kirby 1889
• Anatya Kirby 1889 (Blue-eyes)
• Brachydiplax Brauer 1868
• Brachymesia Kirby 1889 (Pennants)
• Bradinopyga Kirby 1893 (Rockdwellers)
• Diplacodes Kirby 1889 (Perchers)
• Elasmothemis Westfall 1988 (streamskimmers)
• Hemistigma Kirby 1889 (Piedspots)
• Libellula Linnaeus 1758 (Chasers and King Skimmers)
• Nannodiplax Brauer 1868
• Oligoclada Karsch 1890
• Onychothemis Brauer 1868
• Orthemis Hagen 1861 (tropical king skimmer)
• Pantala Hagen 1861 (Rainpool Gliders)
• Plathemis Hagen 1861 (Whitetails)
• Risiophlebia Cowley 1934
• Tauriphila Kirby 1889 (Pasture Gliders)
• Uracis Rambur 1842 (Woodskimmers)
• Zenithoptera Selys 1869 (Bluewing Dragonflies)
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