Diceratobasis macrogaster

Diceratobasis macrogaster is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Diceratobasis macrogaster

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Coenagrionidae
Genus:
Diceratobasis
Species:
D. macrogaster
Binomial name
Diceratobasis macrogaster
(Selys in Sagra, 1857)

Unlike most damselflies, the larvae of D. macrogaster live in pools which form in the leaves of bromeliads.[2]

References
  1. von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. 2005. Diceratobasis macrogaster. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 9 August 2007.
  2. "Pineapple Dreams", The Wild Side, Olivia Judson, The New York Times, March 18, 2008


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