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Diceratobasis macrogaster

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Diceratobasis macrogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Diceratobasis
Species:
D. macrogaster
Binomial name
Diceratobasis macrogaster
(Selys in Sagra, 1857)

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]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b von Ellenrieder, N.; Paulson, D. (2006). "Diceratobasis macrogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59712A11988007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59712A11988007.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pineapple Dreams Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine", The Wild Side, Olivia Judson, The New York Times, March 18, 2008