Kalocora aurea

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ARTHROPODA	INSECTA	ODONATA	POLYTHORIDAE

Scientific Name:	Kalocora aurea
Species Authority:	(Ris, 1918)
Common Name/s: English – Black-banded Bannerwing

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2009
Assessor/s:	von Ellenrieder, N.
Reviewer/s:	Clausnitzer, V. & Paulson, D. (Odonata Red List Authority)
Justification: Known only from three localities in Valle del Cauca in Colombia, from an extent of occurrence of 990 km². Surveys needed to establish distribution range, habitat preferences, biology, trends, and analyse threats.
History:	2006 – Endangered (IUCN 2006)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Occurs in Valle del Cauca department in Colombia (Ris 1918, R.W. Garrison 2006).
Countries:	Native: Colombia
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is known from only three locations (none being within a protected area) but there is no data available on population sizes.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Type collected on 'rushing mountain brook' (Ris 1918), no further information on habitat available; female and larva unknown.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Surveys needed to establish distribution range, habitat preferences, biology, trends, and analyse threats.

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009). Ris, F. 1918. Libellen (Odonaten) aus der Region der amerikanischen Kordilleren von Costa Rica bis Catamarca. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 82(9): 1-197. R.W. Garrison. 2006. Personal Collection of Rosser W. Garrison. Sacramento, California, USA.