User:Alandmanson/South African Pseudagrion damselflies
The common English names are those used by Tarboton (2015)[1] and Tarboton and Tarboton (2015).[2] Alternative names used by Tarboton and Tarboton (2005),[3] Samways (2008),[4] and Dijkstra and Clausnitzer (2014)[5] are given in brackets.
- A-Group
- Pseudagrion caffrum, springwater sprite
- Pseudagrion citricola, yellow-faced sprite
- Pseudagrion draconis, mountain sprite
- Pseudagrion furcigerum, palmiet sprite
- Pseudagrion gamblesi, great sprite (Gamble's sprite[3])
- Pseudagrion hageni, painted sprite (Hagen's sprite[3])
- Pseudagrion inopinatum, Balinsky's sprite (Badplaas sprite[3])
- Pseudagrion kersteni, powder-faced sprite (Kersten's sprite[3])
- Pseudagrion makabusiense, makabusi sprite
- Pseudagrion newtoni, harlequin sprite (Newton's sprite[3])
- Pseudagrion salisburyense, slate sprite (Salisbury sprite[3])
- Pseudagrion spernatum, upland sprite (Natal sprite[3])
- B-Group
- Pseudagrion acaciae, acacia sprite
- Pseudagrion assegaii, assegai sprite
- Pseudagrion coeleste, catshead sprite
- Pseudagrion commoniae, black sprite
- Pseudagrion hamoni, swarthy sprite (Hamon's sprite[3])
- Pseudagrion massaicum, Masai sprite
- Pseudagrion sjoestedti, variable sprite (Sjostedt's sprite[3])
- Pseudagrion sublacteum, cherry-eye sprite
- Pseudagrion sudanicum, blue-sided sprite (Sudan sprite[3])
- Pseudagrion vaalense, Vaal sprite
A-Group males[edit]
- Antehumeral stripe absent
- Face yellow
- Postocular spots absent
- Pseudagrion caffrum, springwater sprite
Male P. caffrum
- Pseudagrion caffrum, springwater sprite
- Blue postocular spots
- Pseudagrion citricola, yellow-faced sprite
Male P. citricola
- Pseudagrion citricola, yellow-faced sprite
- Postocular spots absent
- Labrum black
- Pseudagrion draconis, mountain sprite
Male P. draconis
- Pseudagrion draconis, mountain sprite
- Labrum blue
- Pseudagrion salisburyense, slate sprite
Male P. salisburyense
- Pseudagrion salisburyense, slate sprite
- Labrum green
- Purple (blue when fresh) elongated triangle on S7
- Pseudagrion inopinatum, Balinsky's sprite
Male P. inopinatum
- Pseudagrion inopinatum, Balinsky's sprite
- Only S8 and S9 purple or blue above
- Pseudagrion spernatum, upland sprite
Male P. spernatum
- Pseudagrion spernatum, upland sprite
- Purple (blue when fresh) elongated triangle on S7
- Face yellow
- Antehumeral stripe present
- Face yellow
- Pseudagrion gamblesi, great sprite
- Face orange
- Pseudagrion hageni, painted sprite
- Pseudagrion newtoni, harlequin sprite
- Face pruinose
- Pseudagrion furcigerum, palmiet sprite
- Pseudagrion kersteni, powder-faced sprite
- Face?
- Pseudagrion makabusiense, makabusi sprite
- Face yellow
References[edit]
- ^ Tarboton, Warwick (May 2015). "Checklist of South African Odonata" (PDF). www.warwicktarboton.co.za. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Tarboton, Warwick; Tarboton, Michèle (2015). A Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. ISBN 9781775841845.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2005). A fieldguide to the damselflies of South Africa. South Africa: Warwick & Michèle Tarboton. ISBN 0620338784.
- ^ Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa (1st ed.). Sofia: Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
- ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN 978-94-916-1506-1.