Proischnura rotundipennis

Proischnura rotundipennis, the round-winged bluet is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is scarce and localised.[3]

Proischnura rotundipennis
Male

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Coenagrionidae
Genus:
Proischnura
Species:
P. rotundipennis
Binomial name
Proischnura rotundipennis
Ris, 1921[2]

This species is found in the grassland biome, where its natural habitat is grassy verges of ponds and slow-flowing streams.[3]

This bluet is 22–27 mm long, with a wingspan of 30–32 mm. The thorax is greenish blue with black dorsal and antehumeral stripes. The upper abdomen is mainly black; segments eight and nine are bright blue and segment ten is black. Key features for identification in the field are rounded wing-tips and the short, broad pterostigmata which are dark with pale edges.[3]

  • Male
  • Male
  • Male head and thorax
  • Male abdomen
  • Male abdomen
  • Male wing detail showing pterostigmata
  • Female
  • Mating pair

References
  1. Suhling, F. (2010). "Proischnura rotundipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T63195A12617838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T63195A12617838.en.
  2. Ris, F. (1921). "The Odonata or dragonflies of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 18 (3): 245–452.
  3. Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2005). A fieldguide to the damselflies of South Africa. ISBN 0620338784.


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