Acisoma inflatum, the stout pintail[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Acisoma |
| Species: | A. inflatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Acisoma inflatum Selys, 1882
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Distribution
editThroughout much of Africa; relict populations exist north of the Sahara in Algeria, Egypt and Libya.[2]
Habitat
editIt is found near and in calm water bodies with grass, such as grassy ponds and pans.[2]
Gallery
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Identification
editDistribution overlaps with the similar Acisoma variegatum (slender pintail) in southern and eastern Africa.[2] The two species can be differentiated based on abdominal markings and abdomen shape.
References
edit- ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Acisoma inflatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56257709A56257903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T56257709A56257903.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Mens, Lotte P.; Schütte, Kai; Stokvis, Frank R.; Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2016). "Six, not two, species of Acisoma pintail dragonfly (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Zootaxa. 4109 (2): 153. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
External links
edit- Acisoma inflatum on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online
- Acisoma inflatum on A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
- Acisoma inflatum on Dragonflies & Damselflies of southern Africa
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