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Acisoma attenboroughi

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Acisoma attenboroughi
Libellulidae- Acisoma attenboroughi (Attenborough's Pintail) male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Acisoma
Species:
A. attenboroughi
Binomial name
Acisoma attenboroughi
Mens, Schutte, Stokvis & Dijkstra, 2016

Acisoma attenboroughi, or Attenborough's pintail, is a species of dragonfly. It is a member of the genus Acisoma and was named after the naturalist Sir David Attenborough in honour of his 90th Birthday.[2][3][4]

It is found only in Madagascar, but is "very common" there.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ Schütte, K. (2017). "Acisoma attenboroughi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98537212A98538095. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T98537212A98538095.en. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "A dragonfly named Attenborough". Attenborough at 90. 8 May 2016. BBC Television. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b Mens, Lotte P.; Schütte, Kai; Stokvis, Frank R.; Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2016). "Six, not two, species of Acisoma pintail dragonfly (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Zootaxa. 4109 (2): 153–72. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27394858.
  4. ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2016). "Natural history: Restore our sense of species". Nature. 533 (7602): 172–174. Bibcode:2016Natur.533..172D. doi:10.1038/533172a. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 27172032.
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