Olpogastra

Olpogastra
	Male
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Olpogastra
Species:	O. lugubris
Binomial name
	Olpogastra lugubris; (Karsch, 1895)
Synonyms
	Libellula lugubris

Olpogastra lugubris, the slender bottletail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae; it is the only species in its genus.^[2]

Distribution

This species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa; It is found in Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.^[1]

Identification

Length 56mm, wingspan 84mm. The slender bottle-tail is largish, has a long slender abdomen ringed with narrow yellow bands and narrow waist. The thorax has yellow spots and is olive in colour. The wings are long and are washed with yellow.^[3]

Habitat

Rivers, floodplains, streams and lakes with sedges or reeds.^[1]^[4]

Identification

Male
Male

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Olpogastra lugubris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59942A85839665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59942A85839665.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ 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.
^ Tarboton, Warwick and Michele (2002). A fieldguide to the dragonflies of South Africa. By the authors. ISBN 0-620-29887-1.
^ Tarboton, Warwick; Tarboton, Michèle (2015). A Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. ISBN 9781775841845.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Olpogastra lugubris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59942A85839665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59942A85839665.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[Dijkstra_&_Clausnitzer_2014-2] 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.

[3] Tarboton, Warwick and Michele (2002). A fieldguide to the dragonflies of South Africa. By the authors. ISBN 0-620-29887-1.

[T&T2015-4] Tarboton, Warwick; Tarboton, Michèle (2015). A Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. ISBN 9781775841845.

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