Mecistogaster asticta

Mecistogaster asticta
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Pseudostigmatidae
Genus: Mecistogaster
Species: M. asticta
Binomial name
Mecistogaster asticta
Sélys, 1860

Mecistogaster asticta is a species of damselfly in the family Pseudostigmatidae which is endemic to Brazil.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, where it is threatened by deforestation.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 N. von Ellenrieder & D. Paulson (2005). "Mecistogaster asticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 7, 2010.