Notiothemis jonesi, the eastern forestwatcher, Jones’ forestwatcher or eastern elf, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found from South Africa to Kenya, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia (including Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Tanzania). Its natural habitats include pools and swamps in subtropical or tropical forests; absent from lowlands.[1][2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Notiothemis |
Species: | N. jonesi
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Binomial name | |
Notiothemis jonesi Ris, 1919
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References
edit- ^ a b Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Notiothemis jonesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59926A85838444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59926A85838444.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B. "ADDO -- African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online". www.zoology.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Ris, Friedrich (1921). "The Odonata or Dragonflies of South Africa" (PDF). Annals of the South African Museum. XVIII: 245–452. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
External links
edit- Media related to Notiothemis jonesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Notiothemis jonesi at Wikispecies
- Notiothemis jonesi on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online