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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Argia Rambur, 1842
is a synonym of Genus Idaea Treitschke, 2004
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
315
2742
23344
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
212
1837
15688
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
170
1701
15422
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
24
490
6731
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
7
278
4343
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly
176
2958
Genera
Species
SubfamilyArgiinae
Tillyard, 1917
7
269
Genera
Species
GenusArgia
Rambur, 1842
Dancers
213Species
Subnodes of Argia Rambur, 1842
SpeciesArgia acridens Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2018
SpeciesArgia adamsi Calvert, 1902
SpeciesArgia agrioides Calvert, 1895
California Dancer
SpeciesArgia alberta Kennedy, 1918
Paiute Dancer
SpeciesArgia albistigma Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia aliena S. H. Scudder, 1892
SpeciesArgia ambigua Navas, 1934  ⇒ Euplexia figurata
SpeciesArgia anceps Garrison, 1996
Cerulean Dancer
SpeciesArgia angelae Vilela, Guillermo-Ferreira, Del-Claro & Cordero-Rivera, 2018
SpeciesArgia annae Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2022
SpeciesArgia apicale Say, 1839
SpeciesArgia apicalis Say, 1840  ⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus
Blue-fronted Dancer
SpeciesArgia appendiculata Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia augustana Navas, 1934  ⇒ Euplexia polycmeta
SpeciesArgia azurea Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia barretti Calvert, 1902
Comanche Dancer
SpeciesArgia bicellulata Calvert, 1909
SpeciesArgia binotata Walsh, 1862  ⇒ Argia tibialis
SpeciesArgia bipunctulata Hagen, 1861
Seepage Dancer
SpeciesArgia bipunctulatum Hagen, 1861
SpeciesArgia bipustulata Kirby, 1890  ⇒ Argia bipunctulatum
SpeciesArgia botacudo Calvert, 1909
SpeciesArgia calida Hagen, 1861
SpeciesArgia calverti Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2017
SpeciesArgia carlcooki Daigle, 1995
Yaqui Dancer
SpeciesArgia carolus Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2017
SpeciesArgia chapadae Calvert, 1909
SpeciesArgia charalana Navas, 1924  ⇒ Euplexia polycmeta
SpeciesArgia chelata Calvert, 1902
SpeciesArgia claussenii Selys, 1865
Fourwing evening primrose
SpeciesArgia collata Selys, 1865  ⇒ Argia thespis
SpeciesArgia columbiana Navas, 1924  ⇒ Argia fissa
SpeciesArgia concinna Rambur, 1842
SpeciesArgia croceipennis Selys, 1865
Fourwing evening primrose
SpeciesArgia cuneifera Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia cupraurea Calvert, 1902
SpeciesArgia cuprea Hagen, 1861
Coppery Dancer
SpeciesArgia cupreum Hagen, 1861
SpeciesArgia cuspidata Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2018
SpeciesArgia cyathigera Navas, 1934
SpeciesArgia dagnina Foerster, 1914  ⇒ Euplexia nyassana
SpeciesArgia deami Calvert, 1902
SpeciesArgia deceptor Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia difficilis Selys, 1865
Fourwing evening primrose
SpeciesArgia dimissa Selys, 1865  ⇒ Euplexidia benescripta
SpeciesArgia dives Förster, 1914
SpeciesArgia donnellyi Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia eliptica Selys, 1865
Fourwing evening primrose
SpeciesArgia elongata Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2017
SpeciesArgia emma Kennedy, 1916
Emma's Dancer, Emmas Dancer, Emma´s Dancer
SpeciesArgia espinalensis Navas, 1935  ⇒ Euplocia membliaria
SpeciesArgia euphorbia Fraser, 1946
SpeciesArgia extranea Hagen, 1861
Spine-tipped Dancer
1Subspecies
SpeciesArgia extraneum Hagen, 1861
SpeciesArgia fissa Selys, 1865
Fourwing evening primrose
SpeciesArgia fontium Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Argia tibialis
SpeciesArgia forficula Fraser, 1946  ⇒ Euplexia guttata
SpeciesArgia fosteri Calvert, 1909  ⇒ Argia albistigma
SpeciesArgia fraudatricula Förster, 1914
SpeciesArgia freqentula Calvert, 1907
SpeciesArgia frequentula Calvert, 1907
SpeciesArgia fulgida Navas, 1934
SpeciesArgia fumigata Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839
Variable Dancer, Violet Dancer
3Subspecies
SpeciesArgia funcki Selys, 1854
SpeciesArgia funebris Hagen, 1861
SpeciesArgia garrisoni Daigle, 1991
SpeciesArgia gaumeri Calvert, 1907
SpeciesArgia gemella Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia gerhardi Calvert, 1909
1Subspecies
SpeciesArgia gomphoides Rambur, 1842
SpeciesArgia gonzalezi Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2022
SpeciesArgia guyanica Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia haberi Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2017
SpeciesArgia hamulata Fraser, 1946
SpeciesArgia harknessi Calvert, 1899
Harkness' Dancer, Harkness´s Dancer
SpeciesArgia hasemani Calvert, 1909
SpeciesArgia hebdomatica Navas, 1934  ⇒ Agrilus sexguttatellus
SpeciesArgia herberti Calvert, 1902
SpeciesArgia hinei Kennedy, 1918
Lavender Dancer
SpeciesArgia huallaga Fraser, 1946  ⇒ Euplexia complicata
SpeciesArgia huanacina Förster, 1914
Huanacina Dancer
SpeciesArgia icterica Navas, 1934  ⇒ Argia oculata
SpeciesArgia ierea Geijskes, 1932  ⇒ Argia insipida
SpeciesArgia immunda Hagen, 1861
Kiowa Dancer
SpeciesArgia immundum Hagen, 1861
SpeciesArgia impura Rambur, 1842
Wittmann's milkvetch
SpeciesArgia inculta Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia indicatrix Calvert, 1902
SpeciesArgia indocilis Navas, 1934
SpeciesArgia infrequentula Fraser, 1946
SpeciesArgia infumata Selys, 1865
Fourwing evening primrose
SpeciesArgia iniumata Selys., 1865
SpeciesArgia insipida Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia intruda Williamson, 1912  ⇒ Argia moestum
SpeciesArgia iralai Calvert, 1909
SpeciesArgia joallynae Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia jocosa Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia joergenseni Ris, 1913
SpeciesArgia johanella Calvert, 1907
SpeciesArgia johannella Calvert, 1907
SpeciesArgia jujuya Ris, 1916
SpeciesArgia kiautai Steinmann, 1997
SpeciesArgia kokama Calvert, 1909
SpeciesArgia koroivarum Vilela, 2023
SpeciesArgia kurilis Hagen in Selys, 1865  ⇒ Argia vivida
SpeciesArgia lacrimans Hagen, 1861
Sierra Madre Dancer
SpeciesArgia leonorae Garrison, 1994
Leonora's Dancer, Leonoras Dancer, Leonora´s Dancer
SpeciesArgia lilacina Selys, 1865
Fourwing evening primrose
SpeciesArgia limitata Navas, 1924
SpeciesArgia lobata Navas, 1924  ⇒ Argia pulla
SpeciesArgia loutoni Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia lugens Hagen, 1861
Sooty Dancer
SpeciesArgia machadina Foerster, 1914  ⇒ Euplexia guttata
SpeciesArgia makoka Fraser, 1946  ⇒ Euplexia pericalles
SpeciesArgia mariensis Calvert, 1941  ⇒ Argia nigrior
SpeciesArgia mauffrayi Garrison & Ramón Cabrera, 2019
SpeciesArgia mayi González-Soriano, 2012
SpeciesArgia medinensis Navas, 1935  ⇒ Argia gerhardi
SpeciesArgia medullaris Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia meioura Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia mishuyaca Fraser, 1946
SpeciesArgia missionensis Fraser, 1948  ⇒ Euplexia exangulata
SpeciesArgia mista Navas, 1933  ⇒ Argia extraneum
SpeciesArgia modesta Selys, 1865
Fourwing evening primrose
SpeciesArgia moesta Hagen, 1861
Powdered Dancer
SpeciesArgia moestum Hagen, 1861
SpeciesArgia mollis Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia mollusca Fraser, 1946  ⇒ Mordellistena (Mordellistena) unisulcata
SpeciesArgia munda Calvert, 1902
Apache Dancer
SpeciesArgia muzanum Navás, 1934
SpeciesArgia nahuana Calvert, 1902
Aztec Dancer
SpeciesArgia nataliae Garrison, 2019
SpeciesArgia nigrior Calvert, 1909
SpeciesArgia noveloi Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2022
SpeciesArgia obscura Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Argia fumipennis
SpeciesArgia oculata Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia oculta Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia oenea Hagen in Selys, 1865
Fiery-eyed Dancer
SpeciesArgia optata Hagen, 1865
SpeciesArgia orechalcea Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia orichalcea Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia pallens Calvert, 1902
Amethyst Dancer
SpeciesArgia palmata Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia paludicola Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2022
SpeciesArgia paulsoni Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2022
SpeciesArgia percellulata Calvert, 1902
SpeciesArgia peruana Say, 1839
SpeciesArgia philipi Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2018
SpeciesArgia pima Garrison, 1994
Pima Dancer
SpeciesArgia pipila Calvert, 1907
SpeciesArgia plana Calvert, 1902
Springwater Dancer
SpeciesArgia pocomana Calvert, 1907
SpeciesArgia popoluca Calvert, 1902
SpeciesArgia pulla Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia putrida Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Argia moesta
SpeciesArgia quadrimaculata Rambur, 1842
SpeciesArgia reclusa Selys, 1865
Fourwing evening primrose
SpeciesArgia rectangula Navas, 1920  ⇒ Argia medullaris
SpeciesArgia recurvata Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2015
SpeciesArgia rhoadsi Calvert, 1902
Golden-winged Dancer
SpeciesArgia rita Kennedy, 1919  ⇒ Euplexia rhoda
SpeciesArgia rogersi Calvert, 1902
SpeciesArgia rosseri Tennessen, 2002
SpeciesArgia rudolphi Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2017
SpeciesArgia saalasi Valle, 1942  ⇒ Argia nahuana
SpeciesArgia sabino Garrison, 1994
Sabino Dancer
SpeciesArgia schneideri Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2017
SpeciesArgia schorri Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2017
SpeciesArgia sedula Hagen, 1861
Blue-ringed Dancer
SpeciesArgia sedulum Hagen, 1861
SpeciesArgia selysi Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2018
SpeciesArgia serva Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia smithiana Calvert, 1909
SpeciesArgia solita Kennedy, 1918  ⇒ Argia pallens
SpeciesArgia sordida Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia spegazzinii Navas, 1933  ⇒ Euplexia tibetensis
SpeciesArgia stigmatica Navas, 1934  ⇒ Euplexia nyassana
SpeciesArgia subapicalis Calvert, 1909
SpeciesArgia talamanca Calvert, 1907
SpeciesArgia tamoyo Calvert, 1909
SpeciesArgia tarascana Calvert, 1902
Tarascan Dancer
SpeciesArgia telesfordi Meurgey, 2009
SpeciesArgia tennesseni Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2018
SpeciesArgia terira Calvert, 1907
SpeciesArgia ternaria Navas, 1934  ⇒ Cyanallagma laterale
SpeciesArgia tezpi Calvert, 1902
Tezpi Dancer
SpeciesArgia theodori Navás, 1934
SpeciesArgia thespis Hagen in Selys, 1865
SpeciesArgia thisma Calvert, 1909  ⇒ Euplexia plumbeola
SpeciesArgia tibialis Rambur, 1842
Blue-tipped Dancer
SpeciesArgia tinctipennis Selys, 1865
Fourwing evening primrose
SpeciesArgia tonto Calvert, 1902
Tonto Dancer
SpeciesArgia translata Hagen in Selys, 1865
Dusky Dancer
SpeciesArgia trifoliata Fraser, 1946  ⇒ Argia variegata
SpeciesArgia trina Navas, 1934  ⇒ Cyanallagma laterale
SpeciesArgia tupi Calvert, 1909
SpeciesArgia ulmeca Calvert, 1902
SpeciesArgia umbriaca Fraser, 1946  ⇒ Euplexia nyassana
SpeciesArgia underwoodi Calvert, 1907
SpeciesArgia variabilis Selys, 1865
Fourwing evening primrose
SpeciesArgia variata Navas, 1935
SpeciesArgia variegata Foerster, 1914
SpeciesArgia violacea Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Argia fumipennis violacea
SpeciesArgia vivida Hagen in Selys, 1865
Vivid Dancer
SpeciesArgia westfalli Garrison, 1996
Westfall, Westfall's Dancer, Westfall´s Dancer
SpeciesArgia wilsoni Calvert, 1902  ⇒ Euplexia distorta
SpeciesArgia yungensis Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2007

Synonyms
Agria (Yakobson & Bianki, 1905)
Argya (Selys, 1854)
Chalcargia (Kennedy, 1920)
Cyanargia (Kennedy, 1920)
Diargia (Calvert, 1909)
Heliargia (Kennedy, 1920)
Hyponeura (Selys, 1854)
Leptargia (Kennedy, 1920)
Micrargia (Kennedy, 1920)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Argia
EnglishDancers


Distribution of Argia Rambur, 1842
Angola, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Liberia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds, Green River Formation


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