Africallagma elongatum

Africallagma elongatum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Africallagma
Species:	A. elongatum
Binomial name
Africallagma elongatum (Martin, 1907)
Synonyms
Enallagma elongatumMartin, 1907

Africallagma elongatum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is known by the common name elongate bluet. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and northern Tanzania; it is most common in highlands. Its natural habitats include tropical swamps, reedy streams, pools and lake shores. ^[1]

Taxonomy

Although it has been lumped with Africallagma fractum , most authorities now recognize both taxa as valid species. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

References

1. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Africallagma elongatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T90668675A75309753. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T90668675A75309753.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Tarboton, Warwick; Tarboton, Michèle (2015). A Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. ISBN   978-1-77584-184-5.
3. 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.
4. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List · University of Puget Sound". www.pugetsound.edu. Retrieved 11 September 2017.