Mesocnemis singularis

Mesocnemis singularis
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Mesocnemis
Species: M. singularis
Binomial name
Mesocnemis singularis
Karsch, 1891

Mesocnemis singularis is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. Common names include riverjack, savanna riverjack, common riverjack, savanna brook-damsel, and savanna stream-damsel.[1]

Distribution

This species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa; it has been found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[1]

Habitat

Its natural habitats include open, rocky rivers and streams in savanna, bush or forest; also rocky shores of lakes.[1]

Identification

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Clausnitzer, V., Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Mesocnemis singularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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