Biology:Mesocnemis singularis
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Short description: Species of damselfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Mesocnemis |
| Species: | M. singularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891
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Mesocnemis singularis is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. Common names include riverjack, savanna riverjack, common riverjack, savanna brook-damsel, and savanna stream-damsel.[1]
Distribution
This species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa; it has been found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[1]
Habitat
Its natural habitats include open, rocky rivers and streams in savanna, bush or forest; also rocky shores of lakes.[1]
Identification
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Male -
Female
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Mesocnemis singularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59912A89242085.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59912/89242085. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
- Savanna riverjack Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata
Wikidata ☰ Q927737 entry
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