Proischnura rotundipennis
| Proischnura rotundipennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Proischnura |
| Species: | P. rotundipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Proischnura rotundipennis Ris, 1921[2]
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Proischnura rotundipennis, the round-winged bluet is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is scarce and localised.[3]
This species is found in the grassland biome, where its natural habitat is grassy verges of ponds and slow-flowing streams.[3]
This bluet is 22–27 mm long, with a wingspan of 30–32 mm. The thorax is greenish blue with black dorsal and antehumeral stripes. The upper abdomen is mainly black; segments eight and nine are bright blue and segment ten is black. Key features for identification in the field are rounded wing-tips and the short, broad pterostigmata which are dark with pale edges.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ Suhling, F. (2010). "Proischnura rotundipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T63195A12617838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T63195A12617838.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Ris, F. (1921). "The Odonata or dragonflies of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 18 (3): 245–452.
- ^ a b c Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2005). A fieldguide to the damselflies of South Africa. Warwick & Michèle Tarboton. ISBN 0620338784.