Africallagma fractum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Africallagma |
Species: | A. fractum |
Binomial name | |
Africallagma fractum (Ris, 1921) | |
Africallagma fractum, the slender bluet, is a species of damselfly in the family of Coenagrionidae. It has been found in Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and eastern South Africa. [1]
This taxon has been lumped with Africallagma elongatum in the past but it is now recognized as a separate species by most authorities. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Africallagma is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.
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