Pied-spots | |
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Hemistigma albipunctum . Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Brachydiplacinae |
Genus: | Hemistigma Kirby, 1889 |
Hemistigma is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as pied-spots. [1]
The genus contains only two species: [2]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Hemistigma affine (Rambur, 1842) | Madagascar [3] | |||
Hemistigma albipunctum (Rambur, 1842) | pied-spot | widespread in Africa [4] | ||
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