Proischnura rotundipennis

Proischnura rotundipennis
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Proischnura
Species:	P. rotundipennis
Binomial name
Proischnura rotundipennis Ris, 1921[2]

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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  Male
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  Male
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  Male head and thorax
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  Male abdomen
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  Male abdomen
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  Male wing detail showing pterostigmata
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  Female
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  Mating pair

References

1. F. Suhling (2010). "Proischnura rotundipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
2. Ris, F. (1921). "The Odonata or dragonflies of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 18 (3): 245–452.
3. Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2005). A fieldguide to the damselflies of South Africa. ISBN 0620338784.