Idiocnemis bidentata is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is known only from the province of Papua on the island of New Guinea.[1] It is mostly limited to the Bird's Head Peninsula.[1][2]
| Idiocnemis bidentata | |
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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: | Idiocnemis |
| Species: | I. bidentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Idiocnemis bidentata Selys, 1878
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Males of the species have an abdomen up to 3.4 centimeters long; the females are slightly smaller. Males are brown to black in color with yellow markings and females are similar in color.[2]
Little is known about the biology of the species.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Kalkman, V. 2009. Idiocnemis bidentata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 February 2016.
- ^ a b Gassmann, D. 2000. Revision of the Papuan Idiocnemis bidentata-group (Odonata: Platycnemididae). Zoologische Mededelingen 74 375-402.