The dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Angola
Prior to 2012, only 158 species of Odonata were known from Angola. Surveys in 2012 and 2013 added 76 species and two further additions in 2016 brought the national total to 236 species. We provide a revised checklist with taxonomic notes and discuss the history of research, the biogeography of the f...
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| author | Jens Kipping Viola Clausnitzer Sara R. F. Fernandes Elizalde Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra |
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| description | Prior to 2012, only 158 species of Odonata were known from Angola. Surveys in 2012 and 2013 added 76 species and two further additions in 2016 brought the national total to 236 species. We provide a revised checklist with taxonomic notes and discuss the history of research, the biogeography of the fauna, and the potential for further discoveries. The national total is likely to be above 300 species. This would make Angola one of the richest countries for Odonata in Africa. The endemic species formerly classified in Chlorocypha are transferred to Platycypha. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f1119e31fbd4bb6b47d9c5ce9f5f3ff2022-12-21T21:18:35ZengPensoft PublishersAfrican Invertebrates1681-55562305-25622017-04-01581659110.3897/afrinvertebr.58.1138211382The dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of AngolaJens Kipping0Viola Clausnitzer1Sara R. F. Fernandes Elizalde2Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra3Anhalt University of Applied SciencesSenckenberg Museum for Natural HistoryInstituto de Investigação AgronómicaNaturalis Biodiversity CenterPrior to 2012, only 158 species of Odonata were known from Angola. Surveys in 2012 and 2013 added 76 species and two further additions in 2016 brought the national total to 236 species. We provide a revised checklist with taxonomic notes and discuss the history of research, the biogeography of the fauna, and the potential for further discoveries. The national total is likely to be above 300 species. This would make Angola one of the richest countries for Odonata in Africa. The endemic species formerly classified in Chlorocypha are transferred to Platycypha.https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/11382/ |
| spellingShingle | Jens Kipping Viola Clausnitzer Sara R. F. Fernandes Elizalde Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra The dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Angola African Invertebrates |
| title | The dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Angola |
| title_full | The dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Angola |
| title_fullStr | The dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Angola |
| title_full_unstemmed | The dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Angola |
| title_short | The dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Angola |
| title_sort | dragonflies and damselflies odonata of angola |
| url | https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/11382/ |
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