Pseudagrion melanicterum

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Black-and-yellow sprite
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P. melanicterum
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Pseudagrion melanicterum
Selys, 1876

Pseudagrion melanicterum, the black-and-yellow sprite, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, possibly Burkina Faso, and possibly Sudan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.

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References


  1. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Pseudagrion melanicterum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T60026A85371429. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60026A85371429.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.