Allocnemis abbotti

Allocnemis abbotti
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Platycnemididae
Genus:	Allocnemis
Species:	A. abbotti
Binomial name
Allocnemis abbotti (Calvert, 1896)

Allocnemis abbotti, formerly Chlorocnemis abbotti, is a species of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. ^{[2] [1]} It is found in Kenya, Malawi, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The IUCN conservation status of Allocnemis abbotti is "NT", near threatened. The species may be considered threatened in the near future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

References

1. Clausnitzer, V. (2010). "Allocnemis abbotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T59836A12084445. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T59836A12084445.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. "Allocnemis abbotti". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
3. "Odonata Central" . Retrieved 2019-07-02.
4. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

• Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl: 1887/22953 .