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.

Allocnemis nigripes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Allocnemis
Species:
A. nigripes
Binomial name
Allocnemis nigripes
(Selys, 1886)

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Allocnemis nigripes". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  3. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.