Selysiothemis nigra

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ARTHROPODA	INSECTA	ODONATA	LIBELLULIDAE

Scientific Name:

Selysiothemis nigra

Species Authority:

(Vander Linden, 1825)

Common Name/s:

English

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Black Pennant

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Dow, R.A.
Reviewer/s:	Allen, D. & Clausnitzer, V.
Contributor/s:
Justification: Selysiothemis nigra is a very mobile species which is adapted to colonise new, ephemeral waters. It is widespread, and although it appears to be rather local in occurrence and to be under some threat in the Mediterranean part of its range from infrastructure development, it does not appear to be globally threatened.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The main area of distribution of Selysiothemis nigra is in Central Asia, the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Its European distribution is almost completely confined to the coastal areas of the Mediterranean. The only exceptions are records from the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria and two records from the Black Sea coast of the Ukraine. The species is known from all European Mediterranean countries with the exception of France and Slovenia. It is widespread in the Middle East and occurs as far east as Kashmir and Rajasthan in India. However it has a very scattered distribution and is rare in many countries.
Countries:	Native: Algeria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Egypt; Greece (East Aegean Is., Greece (mainland), Kriti); India (Jammu-Kashmir, Rajasthan); Iraq; Israel; Italy (Italy (mainland), Sardegna, Sicilia); Jordan; Kuwait; Libya; Malta; Montenegro; Morocco; Portugal (Portugal (mainland)); Saudi Arabia; Serbia (Serbia); Spain (Baleares, Spain (mainland)); Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey (Turkey-in-Asia); Ukraine (Krym, Ukraine (main part))
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Population [top]

Population:	The species has a scattered distribution in at least the European part of its range and is scarce in many areas. However it can be locally very abundant.
Population Trend:	Increasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	In Europe S. nigra seems to be mostly confined to coastal, shallow standing waters that are unshaded and often brackish. S. nigra is a strong migrant and probably has a short larval phase which allows it to reproduce in ephemeral water bodies.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	In Europe S. nigra is dependent on coastal wetlands. Development for tourism is therefore a threat to the species. The species is adapted to reproduce in ephemeral water bodies and will therefore be less impacted by climate change than other species. I have no information on threats in other parts of its range.

Major Threat(s):

In Europe S. nigra is dependent on coastal wetlands. Development for tourism is therefore a threat to the species. The species is adapted to reproduce in ephemeral water bodies and will therefore be less impacted by climate change than other species. I have no information on threats in other parts of its range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Coastal wetland areas are under threat in the Mediterranean due to infrastructure developments, especially for tourism. Limiting the amount of infrastructure developments in coastal areas and designating protected areas is needed for species dependent on these habitats. Data on population sizes is scarce and fieldwork is needed. Information on habitat requirements is largely absent and no information on trends is available.

Conservation Actions:

Coastal wetland areas are under threat in the Mediterranean due to infrastructure developments, especially for tourism. Limiting the amount of infrastructure developments in coastal areas and designating protected areas is needed for species dependent on these habitats. Data on population sizes is scarce and fieldwork is needed. Information on habitat requirements is largely absent and no information on trends is available.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.1). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 March 2010). IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010).

IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.1). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 March 2010).

IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010).

Citation:	Dow, R.A. 2010. Selysiothemis nigra. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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