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Notiothemis jonesi

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Notiothemis jonesi
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Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Notiothemis
Species:
N. jonesi
Binomial name
Notiothemis jonesi
Ris, 1919

Notiothemis jonesi, the eastern forestwatcher, Jones’ forestwatcher or eastern elf, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found from South Africa to Kenya, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia (including Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Tanzania). Its natural habitats include pools and swamps in subtropical or tropical forests; absent from lowlands.[1][2]

Description by Ris (1921)[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Notiothemis jonesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59926A85838444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59926A85838444.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B. "ADDO -- African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online". www.zoology.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. ^ Ris, Friedrich (1921). "The Odonata or Dragonflies of South Africa" (PDF). Annals of the South African Museum. XVIII: 245–452. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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