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Proischnura rotundipennis

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Proischnura rotundipennis
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
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]

References

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  1. ^ Suhling, F. (2010). "Proischnura rotundipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T63195A12617838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T63195A12617838.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ris, F. (1921). "The Odonata or dragonflies of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 18 (3): 245–452.
  3. ^ a b c Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2005). A fieldguide to the damselflies of South Africa. Warwick & Michèle Tarboton. ISBN 0620338784.