Trithemis arteriosa

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ARTHROPODA	INSECTA	ODONATA	LIBELLULIDAE

Scientific Name:

Trithemis arteriosa

Species Authority:

(Burmeister, 1839)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Red-veined Dropwing
French	–	Trithémis écarlate

Synonym/s:

Libellula conjuncta Selys, 1849

Libellula distincta Rambur, 1842

Libellula rubella Brullé, 1844

Trithemis jacksoni Pinhey, 1970

Trithemis stuhlmanni Gerstäcker, 1891

Trithemis stuhlmanni Gerstacker, 1891

Trithemis stuhlmanni Gerstäcker, 1891

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Clausnitzer, V.
Reviewer/s:	Clausnitzer, V., Dijkstra, K.-D.B. & Suhling, F. (Odonata Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Assessed 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 more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Global distribution: widespread and common in Africa, southern Europe, Middle East. In East Africa the species is common and widespread in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Malawi. Its occurrence in Burundi is assumed.
Countries:	Native: Algeria; Angola (Angola); Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Côte d'Ivoire; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Kenya; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	Population size is unknown.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Various habitats except rain forest, usually with at least a little water current.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Bibliography [top]

	Dijkstra, K.-D.B. and Clausnitzer, V. in prep. An annotated checklist of the dragonflies (Odonata) of eastern Africa, with critical lists for Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda, new records, taxonomic notes and descriptions of new species. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. Dijkstra, K.-D.B. and Clausnitzer, V. in press. The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Eastern Africa (Odonata). Studies in Afrotropical Zoology (Monography Series of the Africa Museum in Tervuren, Belgium). IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Pinhey, E. 1970. Monographic study of the genus Trithemis Brauer (Odonata: Libellulidae.) Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 11: 1–159.

Dijkstra, K.-D.B. and Clausnitzer, V. in prep. An annotated checklist of the dragonflies (Odonata) of eastern Africa, with critical lists for Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda, new records, taxonomic notes and descriptions of new species. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie.

Dijkstra, K.-D.B. and Clausnitzer, V. in press. The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Eastern Africa (Odonata). Studies in Afrotropical Zoology (Monography Series of the Africa Museum in Tervuren, Belgium).

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Pinhey, E. 1970. Monographic study of the genus Trithemis Brauer (Odonata: Libellulidae.) Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 11: 1–159.

Citation:	Clausnitzer, V. 2006. Trithemis arteriosa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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