Pseudagrion cingillum

Northern riverdamsel
Male, Mareeba, Queensland
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Pseudagrion
Species:	P. cingillum
Binomial name
Pseudagrion cingillum (Brauer, 1869) [2]

Pseudagrion cingillum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, ^[3] commonly known as a northern riverdamsel. ^[4] It is a medium-sized, blue and black damselfly. ^[5] It is found in northern Australia and New Guinea, where it inhabits streams, pools and ponds. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Pseudagrion cingillum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T14264021A59256528. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14264021A59256528.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Brauer, F. (1869). "Beschreibung neuer Neuropteren aus dem Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 19: 9–18 [11] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Pseudagrion cingillum (Brauer, 1869)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 86. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
5. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.
6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 234. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.