Hemistigma is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as pied-spots.[1]

Pied-spots
Hemistigma albipunctum. Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Brachydiplacinae
Genus: Hemistigma
Kirby, 1889

Species

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The genus contains only two species:[2]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
  Hemistigma affine (Rambur, 1842) Madagascar[3]
    Hemistigma albipunctum (Rambur, 1842) pied-spot widespread in Africa[4]


References

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  1. ^ Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
  2. ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  3. ^ Schütte, K. (2017). "Hemistigma affine". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T158487A88076977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T158487A88076977.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Hemistigma albipunctum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59893A85836481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59893A85836481.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.