Overview
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Description
Habitat
Ecology: Grassy lake
shores
and stream-pools in highlands.[1]
List of Habitats
:4.7Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs
, Marshes, Swamps
, Fens
, Peatlands
5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater
Lakes (over 8ha)
5.6Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
()
- Order:
Odonata
()
- Fabricius, 1793
- Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Suborder:
Zygoptera
()
- Selys, 1854
- Superfamily:
Coenagrionoidea
()
- Family:
Coenagrionidae
()
-
- Genus:
Ischnura
()
- Specific name:
abyssinica
- Martin, 1907
- Scientific name: - Ischnura abyssinica Martin, 1907
- Specific name:
abyssinica
- Martin, 1907
- Genus:
Ischnura
(
- Family:
Coenagrionidae
(
- Superfamily:
Coenagrionoidea
(
- Suborder:
Zygoptera
(
- Order:
Odonata
(
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Ischnura hilli Pinhey, 1964
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: van Tol J., 07-Mar-2006
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ischnura
There are approximately 91 species in this genus:
I. abyssinica · I. acuticauda · I. albistigma · I. annandalei · I. aralensis · I. ariel · I. asiatica · I. asiatica(Brauer · I. aurora subsp. aurora · I. aurora aurora · I. barberi (Desert Forktail) · I. buxtoni · I. capreolus · I. cardinalis · I. cervula (Pacific Forktail) · I. chromostigma · I. credula · I. cruzi · I. damula (Plains Forktail) · I. delicata · I. demorsa (Mexican Forktail) · I. denticollis (Black-Fronted Forktail) · I. elegans subsp. ebneri · I. elegans elegans · I. elongata · I. erratica (Swift Forktail) · I. evansi · I. exstriata · I. filosa · I. fluviatilis · I. forcipata · I. fountaineae · I. fountainei · I. fragilis · I. gangetica · I. gemina (San Francisco Forktail) · I. genei · I. graellsi · I. graellsii · I. granti · I. haemastigma · I. halecarpenteri · I. hastata (Citrine Forktail) · I. heterosticta subsp. heterosticta · I. heterosticta heterosticta · I. heterosticta tasmanica · I. immsi · I. inarmata · I. indivisa · I. intermedia · I. isoetes · I. karafutonis · I. kellicotti (Lilypad Forktail) · I. luta · I. maroccana · I. mildredae · I. musa · I. nursei · I. ordosi · I. pamelae · I. perparva (Western Forktail) · I. posita subsp. acicularis (Fragile Forktail Damselfly) · I. posita atezca · I. posita posita · I. prognata (Furtive Forktail) · I. prognatha · I. pruinescens · I. pumilio · I. ramburi · I. ramburii (Rambur's Forktail) · I. rhodosoma · I. rubella · I. rubens · I. rubilio · I. rufostigma subsp. annandalei · I. rufovittata · I. saharensis · I. sanguinostigma · I. schoana · I. senegalensis · I. senegalensis(Rambur · I. sobrina · I. spinicauda · I. stueberi · I. taitensis · I. thelmae · I. torresiana · I. ultima · I. utahensis · I. verticalis (Eastern Forktail Damselfly) · I. vinsoni
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Further Reading
- Clausnitzer, V. and Dijkstra, K.-D.B. 2005. The dragonflies (Odonata) of Ethiopia, with notes on the status of its endemic species and the description of a new one. Entomologische Zeitschrift. 115(3): 117–130.
- Consiglio, C. 1978. Odonata collected in Ethiopia by the expeditions of the Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei. I Introduction and the Zygoptera. Problemi attuali di scienza e di cultura (III) 243: 27–51.
- Dijkstra, K.-D.B. and Clausnitzer, V. 2005. An annotated checklist of the dragonflies (Odonata) of eastern Africa, with critical lists for Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda, new records, taxonomic notes and descriptions of new species (in prep).
- Pinhey, E. 1964. Further records of African dragonflies (Odonata). Journal of the Entomological society of South Africa 26(2): 324–336.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Clausnitzer, V. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5038483
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-1727
- IUCN ID: 60266
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1757512
Footnotes
- Clausnitzer, V. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
