Ischnura graellsii (lat.) - a species of small dragonflies of the genus Ischnura from the family of arrows (Coenagrionidae).
| Ischnura graellsii |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| Infraclass : | Ancient winged insects |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Ischnura hastata ( Rambur , 1842) |
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The species name is given in honor of the Spanish zoologist Mariano de la Paz Graels (1809-1898).
Dragonflies are small in size. The complex eyes of adult individuals have a dark upper upper and a bright lower part. The wings are transparent, stalked at the base. Pterostigma is equal in length to one cell. During rest, keep their wings folded over the body.
Algeria , France , Morocco , Portugal , Spain , Tunisia [1] .
The species inhabits almost any type of both standing and flowing bodies of water, including brackish. Cases of sexual cannibalism are known for a species, when females eat males during mating [2] . The body of the larva is slightly elongated, covered with spines [1] .
- β 1 2 Askew RR 2004. The dragonflies of Europe. Harley Books, Colchester.
- β Cordero, Adolfo. Sexual Cannibalism in the Damselfly Species Ischnura graellsii (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) (Eng.) // Entomologia Generalis: Journal. - Vol. 17, no. 1. - P. 17-20. - DOI: 10.1127 / entom.gen / 17/1992/17
