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Eleuthemis

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Eleuthemis buettikoferi
Scientific classification
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Eleuthemis
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E. buettikoferi
Binomial name
Eleuthemis buettikoferi
Ris, 1910
Synonyms

Eleuthemis buettikoferi ssp. quadrigutta Pinhey, 1974

Eleuthemis buettikoferi, the firebelly, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is the only species in its genus.

It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rivers.

References

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  1. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2018). "Eleuthemis buettikoferi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T90668826A75971871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T90668826A75971871.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.