Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 is a animal in the Coenagrionidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955

Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955

Pseudagrion hamoni, the swarthy sprite, is a pan-African Coenagrionidae damselfly also found in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

Genus
Pseudagrion
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955

Pseudagrion hamoni, commonly known as the swarthy sprite, is a damselfly species belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. This species has a pan-African distribution, and is also present in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. There are currently no major global threats to this species. In some desert locations of North Africa, its populations are isolated from more stable populations located further south. Its natural habitats are ponds, streams, and rivers in savanna and bush areas. In the arid northern regions of its range, it occurs in wadis and gueltas.

Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion

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