Aciagrion hamoni

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Aciagrion hamoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Aciagrion
Species:
A. hamoni
Binomial name
Aciagrion hamoni
Fraser, 1955

Aciagrion hamoni is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, shrub-dominated wetlands, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. [1]

Aciagrion hamoni, Aciagrion gracile and Aciagrion pinheyi have many similarities; the taxonomy and identification of this group requires revision. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Clausnitzer V.; Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Aciagrion hamoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN   978-94-916-1506-1.