Hemistigma is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as pied-spots.[1]
Pied-spots | |
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Hemistigma albipunctum. Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Brachydiplacinae |
Genus: | Hemistigma Kirby, 1889 |
The genus contains only two species:[2]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Hemistigma affine (Rambur, 1842) | Madagascar[3] | |||
Hemistigma albipunctum (Rambur, 1842) | pied-spot | widespread in Africa[4] |