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Aethiothemis basilewskyi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA ODONATA LIBELLULIDAE

Scientific Name: Aethiothemis basilewskyi
Species Authority: Fraser, 1954
Synonym/s:
Aethiothemis watuliki Pinhey, 1962 [orth. error]
Aethiothemis watulikii Pinhey, 1962
Taxonomic Notes: In the 2005 Red List, this species changed from Aethiothemis watulikii Pinhey, 1962 to A. basilewskyi Fraser, 1954. A. watulikii was described on the basis of minor colour differences to A. basilewskyi, which do not support a separate species status (Dijkstra 2007). Both basilewskyi and watulikii pertain to a slender, dark Aethiothemis species, known from limited material from the Congo basin.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Clausnitzer, V.
Evaluator/s: Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (Odonata Red List Authority)
Justification:
Aethiothemis basilewskyi was listed as A. watulikii in 1996, but A. watulikii is a synonym to A. basilewskyi (Dijkstra 2007). The species is known from only three males from Democratic Republic of Congo and two females from northwest Zambia. Until more information is available the species must be treated as Data Deficient.
History:
2006 – Data Deficient (IUCN 2006)
1996 – Data Deficient
1996 – Data Deficient
1994 – Insufficiently Known (IUCN)
1990 – Insufficiently Known (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Insufficiently Known
1986 – Insufficiently Known (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: So far, Aethiothemis basilewskyi is known only from three males collected from the central Congo basin (DRC), from Congo, and two teneral females from northwestern Zambia listed by Pinhey (1984) as Monardithemis flava (Dijkstra and Vick 2006).
Countries:
Native:
Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Zambia
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Rainforest. Most likely it occurs in swamps and pools, but no precise information is available. Pinhey (1984) gives "litus" as a collecting site.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no serious threats affecting this species across its global range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Surveys and studies on the species' biology, and habitat conservation are required.
Citation: Clausnitzer, V. 2008. Aethiothemis basilewskyi. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 March 2010.
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