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Atoconeura

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Atoconeura
Atoconeura pseudeudoxia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trithemistinae
Genus: Atoconeura
Karsch, 1899
Species

6, see text

Atoconeura is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.

These dragonflies are generally about 28 to 39 millimeters long and are shiny black with yellow markings. They are native to Africa, where they are usually found along fast-flowing rivers in forested habitat at some elevation. The genus has likely been isolated in higher-altitude habitat, and most of the species are limited to highlands.[1]

Species include:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dijkstra, K. (2006). The Atoconeura problem revisited: taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of a dragonfly genus in the highlands of Africa (Odonata, Libellulidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 149(2), 121-144.
  2. ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  3. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Atoconeura luxata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T184238A8249594. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184238A8249594.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.