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Genus of damselflies

Arabicnemis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platycnemididae
Subfamily: Allocnemidinae
Genus: Arabicnemis
Species: A. caerulea
Binomial name
Arabicnemis caerulea
Waterston, 1984

Arabicnemis is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae containing the single species Arabicnemis caerulea. It is known commonly as the powder blue damselfly. It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, where it occurs in Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

This insect lives in wadis with bodies of freshwater. It can also be found in agricultural areas, where it lives in irrigation systems.

References

  1. ^ Schneider, W.; Samraoui, B.; Boudot, J.-P. (2013). "Arabicnemis caerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T60284A13385707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T60284A13385707.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Schneider, W. and Samraoui, B. The status and distribution of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) in the Arabian Peninsula. Chapter 5 In: García, N., et al. (Eds.) The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in the Arabian Peninsula. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 2015.
  3. Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; et al. (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.
Taxon identifiers
Arabicnemis


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