Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914
Green-fronted Citril
Synonyms:
- scientific: C. bidentatum Fraser, 1941
- vernacular: Coral-red O. (Su, RL)
Type locality: Port Lokko, Sierra Leone
Diagnosis
Male is similar to C. whellani by (a) green head and thorax; (b) Abd orange to red; (c) S10 without apical processes; (d) penis with rounded apex and rounded lateral lobes; (e) paraprocts with distinct angular heel. However, differs by (1) labrum green to blue, rather than yellow; (2) wings usually clear, rather than being washed yellow; (3) penis with large rather than small lateral lobes; (4) cerci broad, rather than narrow, with small internal black tooth at about midlength; (5) paraprocts reach well beyond tips of cerci. [Adapted from Dijkstra & Clausnitzer 2014]
Habitat description
Mostly standing waters, but also rivers and possibly flowing channels in marshes, in open areas in forest, but sometimes shaded by gallery forest. Usually with emergent and often aquatic vegetation. From 0 to 1900 m above sea level, but mostly between 200 and 1500.
Distribution
Male © Andr?® G??nther
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 Appendages (lateral view) |
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Map citation: Clausnitzer, V., K.-D.B. Dijkstra, R. Koch, J.-P. Boudot, W.R.T. Darwall, J. Kipping, B. Samraoui, M.J. Samways, J.P. Simaika & F. Suhling, 2012. Focus on African Freshwaters: hotspots of dragonfly diversity and conservation concern. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 10: 129-134.
Barcode specimen(s):
Adult, male; Angola, Uige Province, Negage © Dijkstra, K.-D.B.
Male; Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga, Upemba National Park © Dijkstra, K.-D.B.
Male; Liberia, Nimba County, © Dijkstra, K.-D.B. & M. Darpay
Male; Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga, Upemba National Park © Dijkstra, K.-D.B.
References
- Campion, H. (1914). Three new species of Ceriagrion from West Africa. Annals Magazine Natural History Series 8, 14, 277-282. [PDF file]
- Pinhey, E.C.G. (1961). Dragonflies (Odonata) of Central Africa. Occasional Papers Rhodes-Livingstone Museum, 14, 1-97. [PDF file]
- Legrand, J. (1984). Trois nouveaux Zygopteres forestiers du Gabon Orientale et une synonymie nouvelle (Chlorocyphidae, Protoneuridae, Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 13, 237-244. [PDF file]
- Fraser, F.C. (1955). New species and new additions to the Odonata of the Belgian Congo. Revue Zoologie Botanique Africaines, 51, 33-43. [PDF file]
- Pinhey, E.C.G. (1962). New or little-known dragonflies (Odonata) of Central and Southern Africa. Occasional Papers National Museum Southern Rhodesia, 26, 892-911. [PDF file]
- Pinhey, E.C.G. (1967). Odonata Zygoptera. Exploration Hydrobiologique Bassin Lac Bangweolo Luapula, 14, 1-43. [PDF file]
- Schouteden, H. (1934). Annales Musee Congo belge Zoologie 3 Section 2, 3, 1-84. [PDF file]
- Schmidt, E. (1951). Libellen aus Portugiesisch Guinea, mit Bemerkungen über andere aethiopische Odonaten. Arquivos Museu Bocage, 20, 125-200. [PDF file]
- D' Andrea, M., and Carfi, S. (1997). Nuove raccolte di odonati del Camerun con note su Agriocnemis maclachlani Selys, 1877 edescrizione di Agriocnemis dissimilis sp. nov. e Trithemis osvaldae sp. nov. Atti Societa italiana Scienze naturali, 136, 157-190. [PDF file]
Citation: Dijkstra, K.-D.B (editor). African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. http://addo.adu.org.za/ [2024-10-05].
