Microstigma rotundatum
Species of damselfly
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Microstigma rotundatum, the helicopter damselfly, is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Coenagrionidae.[2]
| Microstigma rotundatum | |
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| Microstigma rotundatum. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Microstigma |
| Species: | M. rotundatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Microstigma rotundatum Selys, 1860 | |
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Description
Biology
These damselflies mainly prey on web-building spiders. Larvae develop in water-filled crevices of fallen trees and in phytotelmata, the bodies of water held by some plants (bromeliads).[5]
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in South America (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Amazonas).[3] It lives in tropical primary lowland forests.
Bibliography
- de Selys Longchamps, E. (1860) Synopsis des Agrionines. Première légion: Pseudostigma., Bulletin Academie royale Belgique Serie 2 10 (6): 9-27.
- Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van.