Acisoma variegatum

Acisoma variegatum, the slender pintail[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

Acisoma variegatum
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Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Acisoma
Species:
A. variegatum
Binomial name
Acisoma variegatum
Kirby, 1898

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.

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References
  1. Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2009). "Acisoma panorpoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T59785A11988855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T59785A11988855.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 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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