Phyllomacromia contumax

Phyllomacromia contumax, the two-banded cruiser, is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae that lives in sub-Saharan Africa. Its natural habitats are woodlands, gallery forests, rivers, and lakes in subtropical or tropical savanna.[1]

Phyllomacromia contumax
Male at Shingwedzi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Corduliidae
Genus:
Phyllomacromia
Species:
P. contumax
Binomial name
Phyllomacromia contumax
Selys, 1879
Synonyms
  • Macromia halei
  • Macromia melania
  • Phyllomacromia bifasciata
  • Phyllomacromia biflava
  • Phyllomacromia leoni
  • Phyllomacromia nyanzana
  • Phyllomacromia reginae
  • Trithemis monardi

References
  1. V. Clausnitzer; K.-D. B. Dijkstra & F. Suhling (2010). "Phyllomacromia contumax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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