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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Acisoma |
| Species: | A. inflatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acisoma inflatum Selys, 1882 | |
Acisoma inflatum, the stout pintail is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.
Distribution
Throughout much of Africa; relict populations exist north of the Sahara in Algeria, Egypt and Libya.
Habitat
It is found near and in calm water bodies with grass, such as grassy ponds and pans.
Gallery
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Identification
Distribution overlaps with the similar Acisoma variegatum (slender pintail) in southern and eastern Africa. The two species can be differentiated based on abdominal markings and abdomen shape.
References
- Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Acisoma inflatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56257709A56257903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T56257709A56257903.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
External links
- Acisoma inflatum on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online
- Acisoma inflatum on A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa
- Acisoma inflatum on Dragonflies & Damselflies of southern Africa
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