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Nesciothemis farinosa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA ODONATA LIBELLULIDAE

Scientific Name: Nesciothemis farinosa
Species Authority: (Förster, 1898)
Common Name/s:
English – Black-tailed Dancer, Black-tailed False-skimmer, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Blacktail
Synonym/s:
Orthetrum farinosum Förster, 1898
Orthetrum farinosum Förster, 1898
Orthetrum farinosum Förster, 1898
Orthetrum farinosum Förster, 1898
Orthetrum farinosum Förster, 1898
Orthetrum farinosum Förster, 1898
Orthetrum farinosum Förster, 1898
Orthetrum pollinosum Karsch, 1899
Orthetrum pollinosum Karsch, 1899
Orthetrum pollinosum Karsch, 1899
Orthetrum pollinosum Karsch, 1899
Orthetrum pollinosum Karsch, 1899
Orthetrum pollinosum Karsch, 1899
Orthetrum pollinosum Karsch, 1899

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2009
Assessor/s: Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V.
Reviewer/s: Kipping, J. & Simaika, J.P.
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Nesciothemis farinosa is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a threatened category.
History:
2006 – Least Concern (IUCN 2006)
2006 – Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Nesciothemis farinosa is widespread in continental sub-Saharan Africa.
Countries:
Native:
Angola (Angola); Botswana; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Egypt; Ethiopia; Guinea; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population: Unknown.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Streams, rivers in forest, bush, savanna, and woodland.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. 2009. Nesciothemis farinosa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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