Biology:Aciagrion

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Short description: Genus of damselflies

Aciagrion
Aciagrion occidentale 2 at Kadavoor.jpg
Aciagrion occidentale, male
Aciagrion occidentale at Kadavoor.jpg
Aciagrion occidentale, female
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Aciagrion
Selys, 1891[1]
Aciagrion probable distribution map.svg
Likely distribution of Aciagrion

Aciagrion is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[2] Aciagrion are small and slender damselflies with a small head.[1] They are found at still waters including swamps. Aciagrion is widely distributed in the tropics from Africa, through Indonesia to Australia.[3] They are commonly known as Slims.

Species

The genus Aciagrion includes the following species:[4]

  • Aciagrion africanum Martin, 1908
  • Aciagrion approximans (Selys, 1876)
  • Aciagrion azureum Fraser, 1922
  • Aciagrion balachowskyi Legrand, 1982 - Gabon Slim[5]
  • Aciagrion bapepe Dijkstra, 2015 - Congo Slim[6]
  • Aciagrion borneense Ris, 1911
  • Aciagrion brosseti Legrand, 1982 - Yellow-winged Slim[7]
  • Aciagrion dondoense Dijkstra, 2007 - Opal Slim[8]
  • Aciagrion fasciculare Lieftinck, 1934
  • Aciagrion feuerborni Schmidt, 1934
  • Aciagrion fragile (Tillyard, 1906) - Blue Slim[3]
  • Aciagrion gracile (Sjöstedt, 1909) - Graceful Slim[9]
  • Aciagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955
  • Aciagrion heterostictum Fraser, 1955 - Long Slim[10]
  • Aciagrion hisopa (Selys, 1876)
  • Aciagrion huaanensis Xu, 2005
  • Aciagrion macrootithenae Pinhey, 1972 - Awl-tipped Slim[11]
  • Aciagrion migratum (Selys, 1876)
  • Aciagrion nodosum (Pinhey, 1964) - Cryptic Slim[12]
  • Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919
  • Aciagrion olympicum Laidlaw, 1919
  • Aciagrion pallidum Selys, 1891
  • Aciagrion pinheyi Samways, 2001 - Emerald-striped Slim[8]
  • Aciagrion rarum (Longfield, 1947) - Tiny Slim[13]
  • Aciagrion steeleae Kimmins, 1955 - Swamp Slim[14]
  • Aciagrion tillyardi Laidlaw, 1919
  • Aciagrion tonsillare Lieftinck, 1937
  • Aciagrion walteri Carfi & D'Andrea, 1994
  • Aciagrion zambiense Pinhey, 1972

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Selys-Longchamps, E. (1891). "Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine XXXII" (in fr). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Genova. 2 10: 433–518 [509]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30150020. 
  2. "Genus Aciagrion Selys, 1891". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Aciagrion. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 290. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6. 
  4. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 
  5. Clausnitzer, V. (2018). "Aciagrion balachowskyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T184253A75302044. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T184253A75302044.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/184253/75302044. 
  6. Clausnitzer, V. (2017). "Aciagrion bapepe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T84379236A84382121. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T84379236A84382121.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/84379236/84382121. 
  7. Clausnitzer, V. (2017). "Aciagrion brosseti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T184190A75302561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T184190A75302561.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/184190/75302561. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 954-642-330-0. 
  9. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2018). "Aciagrion gracile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T59781A75303637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59781A75303637.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59781/75303637. 
  10. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2018). "Aciagrion heterostictum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T59783A127507675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59783A127507675.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59783/127507675. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  11. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2018). "Aciagrion macrootithenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T63181A75305758. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T63181A75305758.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/63181/75305758. 
  12. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2018). "Aciagrion nodosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T168009A75306252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T168009A75306252.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/168009/75306252. 
  13. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2018). "Aciagrion rarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T214A75306973. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T214A75306973.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/214/75306973. 
  14. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2017). "Aciagrion steeleae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T59784A75307602. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T59784A75307602.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59784/75307602. 

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