Atoconeura
| Atoconeura | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Atoconeura Karsch, 1899 |
| Species | |
|
6, see text | |
Atoconeura is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
These dragonflies are generally about 28 to 39 millimeters long and are shiny black with yellow markings. They are native to Africa, where they are usually found along fast-flowing rivers in forested habitat at some elevation. The genus has likely been isolated in higher-altitude habitat, and most of the species are limited to highlands.[1]
- Atoconeura aethiopica Kimmins, 1958
- Atoconeura biordinata Karsch, 1899
- Atoconeura eudoxia (Kirby, 1909)
- Atoconeura kenya Longfield, 1953
- Atoconeura luxata Dijkstra, 2006 – western highlander[3]
- Atoconeura pseudeudoxia Longfield, 1953
References
- 1 2 Dijkstra, K. (2006). The Atoconeura problem revisited: taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of a dragonfly genus in the highlands of Africa (Odonata, Libellulidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 149(2), 121-144.
- ↑ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V. & Dijkstra, K. 2010. Atoconeura luxata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 02 February 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.