Diplacodes pumila

Diplacodes pumila
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Diplacodes
Species:	D. pumila
Binomial name
Diplacodes pumila Dijkstra, 2006 [2]
Synonyms
Diplacodes deminuta sensuPinhey, 1976

Diplacodes pumila, the dwarf percher, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. ^[1] Its natural habitats are grassy margins of wetlands in moist savanna and grassland. ^{[1] [3]}

Female dwarf percher

This species is similar to Diplacodes lefebvrii , the black percher, but is much smaller, the hindwing being 17–18 mm long; that of Diplacodes lefebvrii is usually 22–23 mm long. ^[3]

References

1. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2019). "Diplacodes pumila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T168013A129859022. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T168013A129859022.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). "African Diplacodes: the status of the small species and the genus Philonomon (Odonata: Libellulidae)". International Journal of Odonatology. 9 (2): 119–132. doi: 10.1080/13887890.2006.9748272 .
3. Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2002). A fieldguide to the dragonflies of South Africa. ISBN   0620298871.

External links

• Dwarf percher Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata