Acisoma attenboroughi

Acisoma attenboroughi
Libellulidae- Acisoma attenboroughi (Attenborough's Pintail) male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Acisoma
Species:	A. attenboroughi
Binomial name
Acisoma attenboroughi Mens, Schutte, Stokvis & Dijkstra, 2016

Acisoma attenboroughi, or Attenborough's pintail, is a species of dragonfly. It is a member of the genus Acisoma and was named after the naturalist Sir David Attenborough in honour of his 90th Birthday. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

It is found only in Madagascar, but is "very common" there. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of things named after David Attenborough and his works

References

1. Schütte, K. (2017). "Acisoma attenboroughi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T98537212A98538095. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T98537212A98538095.en . Retrieved 29 August 2024.
2. "A dragonfly named Attenborough". Attenborough at 90. 8 May 2016. BBC Television . Retrieved 8 May 2016.
3. Mens, Lotte P.; Schütte, Kai; Stokvis, Frank R.; Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2016). "Six, not two, species of Acisoma pintail dragonfly (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Zootaxa. 4109 (2): 153–72. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.3. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   27394858.
4. Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2016). "Natural history: Restore our sense of species". Nature. 533 (7602): 172–174. Bibcode:2016Natur.533..172D. doi: 10.1038/533172a . ISSN   0028-0836. PMID   27172032.

External links

• BBC Earth Youtube announcing the name