Africallagma pseudelongatum (Longfield, 1936)
Spotted Bluet

Type locality: Birunga Mts, Kigezi district, Uganda

Diagnosis

Male is similar to A. subtile by (a) Fw Pt diamond-shaped, opposite borders roughly parallel and of similar length, pale brown to black; (b) cerci distinctly longer than paraprocts with long apex abruptly separated from thumb-like ventral process (best seen in caudal view); (c) spine of paraprocts does not reach beyond bulge (at most slightly) or tip of cerci; cerci with dorsal border not or weakly excised; (d) base of paraprocts much swollen, resulting in prominent inferior bulge. However, differs by (1) ranging from W Kenya to Katanga; (2) larger size, Hw 18-19 mm; (3) Pt blackish, rather than pale brown with maturity; (4) legs with prominent black stripes, rather than entirely pale; (5) dorsum S2 blue with black subapical spot; (6) ventral process stands about at mid-point of cerci, rather than at base. [Adapted from Dijkstra & Clausnitzer 2014; this diagnosis not yet verified by author]

Habitat description

Standing and probably often temporary waters shaded by or in open areas in (gallery) forest. Often with emergent and usually aquatic vegetation and probably blackwater. From 900 to 2400 m above sea level, but possibly up to 3800.

Distribution

confirmed: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Kenya; Rwanda; Uganda


Male © Hans-Joachim Clausnitzer


Appendages (dorsal view)

Appendages (lateral view)

Appendages (caudal view)

Penis (lateral view)

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):


Male; Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga, Kundelungu National Park © Dijkstra, K.-D.B.


Male; Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga, Kundelungu National Park © Dijkstra, K.-D.B.


Male; Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga, Kundelungu National Park © Dijkstra, K.-D.B.

Reference

  • Longfield, C. (1936). Studies on African Odonata, with synonymy and descriptions of new species and subspecies. Transactions Royal Entomological Society London, 85, 467-498. [PDF file]

Citation: Dijkstra, K.-D.B (editor). African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. http://addo.adu.org.za/ [2024-03-29].