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Sympetrum illotum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Sympetrum
Species:
S. illotum
Binomial name
Sympetrum illotum
(Hagen, 1861)

Sympetrum illotum, the cardinal meadowhawk, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Sympetrum illotum is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[3][5][6]

Cardinal meadowhawk, Sympetrum illotum
Cardinal meadowhawk, Sympetrum illotum

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Sympetrum illotum:

  • Sympetrum illotum gilvum Brauer, 1868
  • Sympetrum illotum illotum (Hagen, 1861)
  • Sympetrum illotum virgulum (Selys, 1884)

References

  1. ^ "Sympetrum illotum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Sympetrum illotum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ a b "Sympetrum illotum Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.