''Atoconeura'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
dragonflies
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
in the family
Libellulidae
The chasers, darters, skimmers, and perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest family of dragonflies. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily M ...
.
These dragonflies are generally about 28 to 39 millimeters long and are shiny black with yellow markings. They are native to
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
, where they are usually found along fast-flowing rivers in forested habitat at some elevation. The genus has likely been isolated in higher-altitude habitat, and most of the species are limited to highlands.
[Dijkstra, K. (2006)]
The ''Atoconeura'' problem revisited: taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of a dragonfly genus in the highlands of Africa (Odonata, Libellulidae).
''Tijdschrift voor Entomologie'', 149(2), 121-144.
Species include:
[
*'' Atoconeura aethiopica''
*'' Atoconeura biordinata''
*'' Atoconeura eudoxia''
*'' Atoconeura kenya''
*'' Atoconeura luxata'' – western highlander]
References
Libellulidae
Insects of Africa
Anisoptera genera
Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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