Aciagrion

Aciagrion
Aciagrion occidentale , male
Aciagrion occidentale , female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Aciagrion Selys, 1891 [1]
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. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1891). "Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine XXXII". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Genova. 2 (in French). 10: 433–518 [509] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
2. "Genus Aciagrion Selys, 1891". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
3. 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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
8. Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN   978-954-642-330-6.
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 .
10. Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2018) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Aciagrion heterostictum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T59783A127507675. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59783A127507675.en . 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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .