About Pseudagrion sublacteum (Karsch, 1893)
Pseudagrion sublacteum, commonly known as the cherry-eye sprite, is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. This species is distributed across Africa, ranging from northern South Africa up to West and North Africa, and also occurs in the Middle East. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical streams and rivers. It is a medium-sized damselfly, with a body length of 32–41 mm and a wingspan of 42–48 mm. The face of this damselfly is brick red, and the front of its eyes are cherry-red; the back of the eyes are black on the upper section and green below. It has mauvish reddish brown post-ocular spots that are connected by a stripe of the same color. The synthorax is mauvish brown, which darkens to purplish brown as the individual ages, and has black stripes on its upper section; the sides of the synthorax are light blue. The abdomen is black on the upper section and green below; the eighth and ninth segments are bright blue with narrow black rings at their ends, while the tenth segment is black on top and bright blue on the sides. The cerci are longer than the paraprocts, which are hatchet-shaped with a dorsal knob.
