Fluminagrion taxaense is a critically endangered species of damselfly endemic to Brazil. It may be restricted to Rio de Janeiro, and could possibly be extinct as it has not been seen since its description in 1965.[1] Some of the characteristics of this species are posterior lobe of prothorax trilobate, medial lobe rounded in both male and female, segment 3 of genital ligula C-shaped in lateral view and lack of mesepisternal fossa in female S8 with vulvar spine
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Fluminagrion Anjos-Santos, Lozano & Costa, 2013 |
| Species: | F. taxaense
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| Binomial name | |
| Fluminagrion taxaense (Santos, 1965)
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| Synonyms | |
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Acanthagrion taxaense | |
References
edit- ^ a b von Ellenrieder, N. (2018) [amended version of 2009 assessment]. "Fluminagrion taxaense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T158924A125240998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158924A125240998.en. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ Anjos-Santos, Danielle; Lozano, Federico; Costa, Janira Martins (2013-06-01). "Fluminagrion gen. nov. for Acanthagrion taxaense Santos, 1965, from Brazil (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)". International Journal of Odonatology. 16 (2): 145–155. Bibcode:2013IJOdo..16..145A. doi:10.1080/13887890.2013.782529. hdl:11336/3494. ISSN 1388-7890. S2CID 84240179.
- ^ Heckman, Charles W. (2008-05-01). Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Odonata - Zygoptera: Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4020-8176-7.