Allocnemis nigripes, formerly Chlorocnemis nigripes, is a species of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.[2][1] It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and freshwater springs.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Allocnemis |
| Species: | A. nigripes
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| Allocnemis nigripes (Selys, 1886)
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The IUCN conservation status of Allocnemis nigripes is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2016.[1][3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Allocnemis nigripes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59841A84482510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59841A84482510.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Allocnemis nigripes". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
edit- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.