''Pseudagrion'' is the largest genus of
damselfly in the family
Coenagrionidae,
with over 140 species. Its range includes most of Africa, much of Asia, and Australia. Africa holds most of the diversity with almost 100 species. It has occupied most of the freshwater habitats in its range, and dominates damselfly communities in habitats as different as desert pools, equatorial rainforests and montane streams.
On the African continent, the genus comprises two distinct groups: The "A-group" has about 45 species - they are predominantly highland species and males lack spines on S10; The "B-group" has about 25 species - mainly from lowlands and males have spines on S10.
A third
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
group comprises 31 species from the forest streams of Madagascar and the Comores.
Species
The genus ''Pseudagrion'' includes the following species:
Gallery of species without an article
Pseudagrion dispar male.jpg, ''P. dispar'' male
Malagasy sprite (Pseudagrion malgassicum) male.jpg, ''P. malagassicum'' male
Malagasy sprite (Pseudagrion malgassicum) female.jpg, ''P. malagassicum'' female
References
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Coenagrionidae
Zygoptera genera
Odonata of Oceania
Odonata of Asia
Odonata of Africa
Odonata of Australia
Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
Insects described in 1876
Damselflies
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot