Agriocnemis
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Agriocnemis is a genus of damselfly
in family Coenagrionidae
. They are small insects, commonly known as Wisps.
It contains the following species:
Damselfly
Damselflies are insects in the order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be distinguished by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest...
in family Coenagrionidae
Coenagrionidae
The insect family Coenagrionidae is found in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. There are more than 1100 species in this family, making it the largest damselfly family...
. They are small insects, commonly known as Wisps.
It contains the following species:
- Agriocnemis aderces
- Agriocnemis alcyone
- Agriocnemis angolense
- Agriocnemis angustirami
- Agriocnemis argentea - Silver Wisp
- Agriocnemis carmelita
- Agriocnemis clauseni
- Agriocnemis corbeti
- Agriocnemis dabreui
- Agriocnemis dissimilis
- Agriocnemis dobsoni - Tropical Wisp
- Agriocnemis exilisAgriocnemis exilisAgriocnemis exilis is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Réunion,...
- Little Wisp - Agriocnemis exsudans
- Agriocnemis falcifera - White-masked Wisp
- Agriocnemis femina - Pinhead Wisp
- Agriocnemis forcipata
- Agriocnemis gratiosaAgriocnemis gratiosaAgriocnemis gratiosa is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and possibly Burundi....
- Gracious Wisp - Agriocnemis interrupta
- Agriocnemis inversaAgriocnemis inversaAgriocnemis inversa is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda.-References:* Clausnitzer, V. 2005. . Downloaded on 9 August 2007....
- Agriocnemis kelarensis
- Agriocnemis kunjina - Pilbara Wisp
- Agriocnemis lacteola
- Agriocnemis luteola
- Agriocnemis maclachlaniAgriocnemis maclachlaniAgriocnemis maclachlani is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Uganda...
- Agriocnemis merina
- Agriocnemis minima
- Agriocnemis naia
- Agriocnemis nana
- Agriocnemis palaeformaAgriocnemis palaeformaAgriocnemis palaeforma is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Uganda and possibly Cameroon. Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Agriocnemis pieli
- Agriocnemis pieris
- Agriocnemis pinheyiAgriocnemis pinheyiAgriocnemis pinheyi is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Malawi. Its natural habitats are intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and freshwater springs.-References:* Clausnitzer, V. 2005. ....
- Pinhey's Wisp - Agriocnemis pygmaea - Pygmy Wisp
- Agriocnemis ruberrima
- Agriocnemis rubricauda - Red-rumped Wisp
- Agriocnemis salomonis
- Agriocnemis saniaAgriocnemis saniaAgriocnemis sania is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Libya. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, freshwater springs, saline lakes, intermittent saline lakes, and saline marshes.-References:*...
- Agriocnemis splendissima
- Agriocnemis thoracalis
- Agriocnemis victoriaAgriocnemis victoriaAgriocnemis victoria is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia...
- Agriocnemis zeraficaAgriocnemis zeraficaAgriocnemis zerafica is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Angola, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Kenya...