''Aciagrion'' is a genus of
damselfly
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...
in the family
Coenagrionidae
The insect family Coenagrionidae is placed in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera.
The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 species are in this family, making i ...
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''Aciagrion'' are small and slender damselflies with a small head.
They are found at still waters including swamps. ''Aciagrion'' is widely distributed in the tropics from Africa, through Indonesia to Australia.
They are commonly known as ''Slims''.
Species
The genus ''Aciagrion'' includes the following species:
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Aciagrion africanum''
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Aciagrion approximans''
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Aciagrion azureum''
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Aciagrion balachowskyi''
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Aciagrion borneense''
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Aciagrion brosseti''
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Aciagrion congoense''
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Aciagrion dondoense'' - Opal Slim
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Aciagrion fasciculare
''Aciagrion'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.
''Aciagrion'' are small and slender damselflies with a small head.
They are found at still waters including swamps. ''Aciagrion'' is widely distributed in the tropics from Afric ...
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Aciagrion feuerborni''
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Aciagrion fragilis
''Aciagrion fragilis '' is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,
commonly known as a blue slim.
It is a small, slender damselfly, the male is blue and black.
It has been recorded from northern Australia, New Guinea and the Lesser ...
'' - Blue Slim
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Aciagrion gracile''
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Aciagrion hamoni''
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Aciagrion heterosticta''
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Aciagrion hisopa''
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Aciagrion huaanensis''
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Aciagrion karamoja''
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Aciagrion macrootithenae''
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Aciagrion migratum''
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Aciagrion nodosum''
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Aciagrion occidentale
''Aciagrion occidentale'', green striped slender dartlet, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Maldives, Vietnam and Thailand.
Description and habitat
It is a long slender damselfly wi ...
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Aciagrion olympicum''
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Aciagrion pallidum''
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Aciagrion pinheyi'' - Emerald-striped Slim
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Aciagrion rarum''
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Aciagrion steeleae''
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Aciagrion tillyardi''
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Aciagrion tonsillare''
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Aciagrion walteri''
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Aciagrion zambiense''
References
{{Taxonbar , from=Q1305477
Coenagrionidae
Zygoptera genera
Odonata of Asia
Odonata of Africa
Odonata of Australia
Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
Insects described in 1891
Damselflies
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot