Trithemis donaldsoni

Trithemis donaldsoni
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Trithemis
Species: T. donaldsoni
Binomial name
Trithemis donaldsoni
(Calvert, 1899)[2]
Synonyms

Pseudomacromia donaldsoni Calvert, 1899

Trithemis donaldsoni is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Common names include denim dropwing and Donaldson’s dropwing.[1]

Denim Dropwing Male. Tshipese, South Africa

Distribution

This dropwing is found in southern and eastern Africa from South Africa and Namibia to Ethiopia. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe. Records from West Africa are doubtful as this species is very similar to Trithemis dejouxi.[1][3]

Habitat

Natural habitats include streams and rivers in bush, savanna and woodland.[1] Males are usually seen perching on rocks in mid-stream.[4] Also found in some reservoirs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Trithemis donaldsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Calvert, P.P. (1899). "Neuropterous insects collected by Dr. A. Donaldson Smith in northeastern Africa". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: 228–244. JSTOR 4062513.
  3. ↑ Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN 978-94-916-1506-1.
  4. ↑ Tarboton, Warwick; Tarboton, Michèle (2015). A Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. ISBN 9781775841845.
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