Taxonomically-diverse
Guides
Argia
Dancers
Argia is the largest and most diverse genus in the damselfly subfamily Argiinae, comprising approximately 114 described species with additional species awaiting description. Members are commonly known as "dancers" due to their characteristic jerky, erratic flight pattern. The genus is restricted to the Western Hemisphere, with species ranging from North America through Central and South America and the Caribbean. Despite the genus name deriving from Greek for "laziness," these damselflies are notably active and alert predators. The genus has been subject to extensive taxonomic revision, with multiple revisions published between 1994 and 2022.
Promalactis
A genus of small moths in the family Oecophoridae, established by Edward Meyrick in 1908. The genus comprises approximately 179 valid species with highest diversity in China (101 species). Members are characterized by distinctive genitalia morphology and metallic head coloration. Larvae have been reported feeding on decaying wood and bark of conifers and other trees.
Xantholinini
Xantholinini is a tribe of rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) comprising approximately 141 genera with a cosmopolitan distribution across all zoogeographical regions. Members are small to medium-sized (2–20 mm), slender, short-winged beetles with elongated bodies and relatively short legs adapted for moving through narrow spaces. The tribe has been the subject of extensive taxonomic revision, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey, China, and the Neotropics, with numerous new species described in recent decades.