Biology:Allocnemis nigripes

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Allocnemis nigripes
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Allocnemis
Species:
A. nigripes
Binomial name
Allocnemis nigripes
(Selys, 1886)

Allocnemis nigripes, formerly Chlorocnemis nigripes, is a species of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.[2][1] It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and freshwater springs.

The IUCN conservation status of Allocnemis nigripes is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2016.[1][3][4]

References

Further reading

  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.

Wikidata ☰ Q20055250 entry