Acisoma variegatum
| Acisoma variegatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Acisoma |
| Species: | A. variegatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acisoma variegatum Kirby, 1898 | |
Acisoma variegatum, the slender pintail[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.
Distribution
Eastern and south-eastern Africa; Ethiopia to Katanga and north-eastern South Africa[2]
Habitat
This species is found in open marsh, often in low-lying and expansive areas such as flood plains.[2] Also found near ponds and reservoirs.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2009). "Acisoma panorpoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 Mens, Lotte P.; Schütte, Kai; Stokvis, Frank R.; Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2016). "Six, not two, species of Acisoma pintail dragonfly (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Zootaxa. 4109 (2): 153. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
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