Acisoma variegatum

Acisoma variegatum
Male
Female
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. variegatum
Binomial name
Acisoma variegatum Kirby, 1898

Acisoma variegatum, the slender pintail ^[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

Distribution

Eastern and south-eastern Africa; Ethiopia to Katanga and north-eastern South Africa ^[2]

Habitat

This species is found in open marsh, often in low-lying and expansive areas such as flood plains. ^[2] Also found near ponds and reservoirs.

Gallery

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References

1. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Acisoma variegatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56258107A56258132. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T56258107A56258132.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. 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): 153–172. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.3. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   27394858.

External links

• Slender pintail Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata