Hemistigma
Hemistigma is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as pied-spots.[1]
| Pied-spots | |
|---|---|
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| Hemistigma albipunctum. Female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Hemistigma Kirby, 1889 |
The genus contains only three species:[2]
- Hemistigma affine (Rambur, 1842); Madagascar[3]
- Hemistigma albipunctum (Rambur, 1842) – pied-spot; widespread in Africa[4]
- Hemistigma ouvirandrae Förster, 1914
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male H. affine, Madagascar
References
- Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 954-642-330-0.
- Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- Schütte, K. (2008). "Hemistigma affine". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2009). "Hemistigma albipunctum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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