Aciagrion

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Aciagrion
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Aciagrion occidentale , male
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Aciagrion occidentale , female
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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]

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References

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  2. "Genus Aciagrion Selys, 1891". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN   978 0 64309 073 6.
  4. 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.
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  8. 1 2 Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN   954-642-330-0.
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