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Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Odonata | Macromiidae |
Scientific Name: | Phyllomacromia melania (Selys, 1871) | |||
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Synonym(s): |
Macromia bredoi Schouteden, 1934
Macromia martorelli Compte Sart, 1964
Macromia melania Selys, 1871
Phyllomacromia funicularia (Martin, 1906)
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Taxonomic Notes: | The confusing taxonomy is discussed by Dijkstra (2005). Phyllomacromia nyanzana (Grünberg, 1911); ?P. bifasciata Martin, 1912. The female holotype seems to be miss-matched to the male holotype contumax, so melania may be something distinct (funicularia-like), while "contumax" takes priority over the whole nyanzana-bifasciata-complex. |
Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Date Assessed: | 2015-11-08 |
Assessor(s): | Clausnitzer, V. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. |
Reviewer(s): | Meziere, N.M. & Kipping, J. |
Justification: This is a widespread species with no known major widespread threats. It is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a threatened category. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Range Description: | Phyllomacromia melania has been recorded from west Tanzania and Uganda to Guinea in western Africa. |
Countries occurrence: | Native: Angola; Cameroon; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Uganda; Zambia |
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Population: | The population size is unknown. | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | It is known from rainforest rivers and lakes. |
Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
Use and Trade: | This species is not used. |
Major Threat(s): | Water pollution and forest destruction caused by agriculture and wood extraction are threats to this species. |
Conservation Actions: | No information is available on conservation actions but research into threats and monitoring of the population trend would be valuable. |
Citation: | Clausnitzer, V. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. 2016. Phyllomacromia melania. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T59994A85959920. . Downloaded on 19 April 2018. |
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