Acisoma attenboroughi
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.[1][2][3]
| Acisoma attenboroughi | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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 | |
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Libellulidae- Acisoma attenboroughi (Attenborough's Pintail) male
It is found only in Madagascar, but is "very common" there.[1][2]
References
- "Attenborough at 90". 8 May 2016. BBC Television. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty|series=(help) - 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.
- 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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