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Libellulosoma

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Libellulosoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Libellulosoma
Martin, 1907
Species:
L. minutum
Binomial name
Libellulosoma minutum
Martin, 1907

Libellulosoma is a genus of dragonfly in family Corduliidae.[2] The genus is closely related to the genera Pentathemis and Aeschnosoma. The only species is Libellulosoma minutum.[3] It is endemic to Madagascar.

In 2016 L. minutum was identified in southeastern Madagascar in forest fragments around the Sainte Luce Reserve after 109 years without detection.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Schütte, K. (2017). "Libellulosoma minuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T11930A88072467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T11930A88072467.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Fleck, Günther; Legrand, Jean (2013-12-09). "Notes on the genus Libellulosoma Martin, 1906, and related genera (Odonata: Anisoptera: Corduliidae)". Zootaxa. 3745 (5): 579. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3745.5.6. ISSN 1175-5334.
  3. ^ a b Hyde Roberts, Sam; Barker, Larissa; Chmurova, Lucia; Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Schütte, Kai (2019). "Rediscovery of Libellulosoma minutum in the littoral forests of southeast Madagascar (Odonata: Corduliidae)" (PDF). Notulae odonatologicae. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.3539746. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2022.