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Cyanocnemis

Conservation status


Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Cyanocnemis
Lieftinck, 1949
Species:
C. aureofrons
Binomial name
Cyanocnemis aureofrons

Lieftinck, 1949

Cyanocnemis is a monotypic genusofdamselflies in the family Platycnemididae containing the single species Cyanocnemis aureofrons.[2] This species is endemictoIndonesia, where it is known only from the 1939 type collections made in what is now the province of Papua on the island of New Guinea.[1]

Male specimens measure up to 3.5 centimeters in length with a hindwing up to 2.6 centimeters long. Males are deep blue with a bright orange face. Female specimens are up to 3.3 centimeters long with a hindwing up to 2.6 centimeters in length. This species is distinguished from others in its family by the pattern of cells on the wing.[2]

This species has only been seen at one location several decades ago, but it was reported to be very common there at the time.[2] Its current status is unknown.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Kalkman, V. 2009. Cyanocnemis aureofrons. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 February 2016.
  • ^ a b c Abbott, J. C. (2006-2016) Family Platycnemididae and the Papuan Argiinae. Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine OdonataCentral. Accessed: February 23, 2016.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyanocnemis&oldid=1192964579"

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