Aciagrion
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| Aciagrion occidentale, male | |
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| Aciagrion occidentale, female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Aciagrion Selys, 1891[1] |
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| Likely distribution of Aciagrion | |
Aciagrion is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[2] Aciagrion are small and slender damselflies with a small head.[1] They are found at still waters including swamps. Aciagrion is widely distributed in the tropics from Africa, through Indonesia to Australia.[3] They are commonly known as Slims.
Etymology
The genus name Aciagrion is made from two greek words: aci or ἀκίς meaning a pointed object or needle, and agrion or ἄγριος, meaning wild. Agrion was the name given in 1775 by Johan Fabricius for all damselflies.[4]
Species
The genus Aciagrion includes the following species:[5]
- Aciagrion africanum Martin, 1908
- Aciagrion approximans (Selys, 1876)
- Aciagrion azureum Fraser, 1922
- Aciagrion balachowskyi Legrand, 1982 - Gabon Slim[6]
- Aciagrion bapepe Dijkstra, 2015 - Congo Slim[7]
- Aciagrion borneense Ris, 1911
- Aciagrion brosseti Legrand, 1982 - Yellow-winged Slim[8]
- Aciagrion dondoense Dijkstra, 2007 - Opal Slim[9]
- Aciagrion fasciculare Lieftinck, 1934
- Aciagrion feuerborni Schmidt, 1934
- Aciagrion fragile (Tillyard, 1906) - Blue Slim[3]
- Aciagrion gracile (Sjöstedt, 1909) - Graceful Slim[10]
- Aciagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955
- Aciagrion heterostictum Fraser, 1955 - Long Slim[11]
- Aciagrion hisopa (Selys, 1876)
- Aciagrion huaanensis Xu, 2005
- Aciagrion inaequistigma (Fraser, 1953)
- Aciagrion macrootithenae Pinhey, 1972 - Awl-tipped Slim[12]
- Aciagrion maldivense (Laidlaw, 1902)
- Aciagrion migratum (Selys, 1876)
- Aciagrion nodosum (Pinhey, 1964) - Cryptic Slim[13]
- Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919
- Aciagrion olympicum Laidlaw, 1919
- Aciagrion pallidum Selys, 1891
- Aciagrion paludense Fraser, 1922
- Aciagrion pinheyi Samways, 2001 - Emerald-striped Slim[9]
- Aciagrion rarum (Longfield, 1947) - Tiny Slim[14]
- Aciagrion steeleae Kimmins, 1955 - Swamp Slim[15]
- Aciagrion tillyardi Laidlaw, 1919
- Aciagrion tonsillare Lieftinck, 1937
- Aciagrion zambiense Pinhey, 1972
References
- 1 2 Selys-Longchamps, E. (1891). "Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine XXXII". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Genova. 2 (in French). 10: 433–518 [509] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Genus Aciagrion Selys, 1891". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V. (2018). "Aciagrion balachowskyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T184253A75302044. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T184253A75302044.en.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V. (2017). "Aciagrion bapepe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T84379236A84382121. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T84379236A84382121.en.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V. (2017). "Aciagrion brosseti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T184190A75302561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T184190A75302561.en.
- 1 2 Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. & Suhling, F. (2018). "Aciagrion gracile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T59781A75303637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59781A75303637.en.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2018) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Aciagrion heterostictum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T59783A127507675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59783A127507675.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2018). "Aciagrion macrootithenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T63181A75305758. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T63181A75305758.en.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2018). "Aciagrion nodosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T168009A75306252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T168009A75306252.en.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2018). "Aciagrion rarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T214A75306973. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T214A75306973.en.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2017). "Aciagrion steeleae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T59784A75307602. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T59784A75307602.en.
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