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Acisoma attenboroughi

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Dragonfly from Madagascar named after David Attenborough

Acisoma attenboroughi
Libellulidae- Acisoma attenboroughi (Attenborough's Pintail) male
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Acisoma
Species: A. attenboroughi
Binomial name
Acisoma attenboroughi
Mens, Schutte, Stokvis & Dijkstra, 2016

Acisoma attenboroughi, or Attenborough's pintail, is a species of dragonfly. It is a member of the genus Acisoma and was named after the naturalist Sir David Attenborough in honour of his 90th Birthday.

It is found only in Madagascar, but is "very common" there.

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References

  1. Schütte, K. (2017). "Acisoma attenboroughi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98537212A98538095. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T98537212A98538095.en. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "A dragonfly named Attenborough". Attenborough at 90. 8 May 2016. BBC Television. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. ^ Mens, Lotte P.; Schütte, Kai; Stokvis, Frank R.; Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2016). "Six, not two, species of Acisoma pintail dragonfly (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Zootaxa. 4109 (2): 153–72. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27394858.
  4. Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2016). "Natural history: Restore our sense of species". Nature. 533 (7602): 172–174. Bibcode:2016Natur.533..172D. doi:10.1038/533172a. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 27172032.

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Taxon identifiers
Acisoma attenboroughi
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