Atoconeura Explained

Atoconeura is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.

These dragonflies are generally about 28 to 39 millimeters long and are shiny black with yellow markings. They are native to Africa, where they are usually found along fast-flowing rivers in forested habitat at some elevation. The genus has likely been isolated in higher-altitude habitat, and most of the species are limited to highlands.^[1]

Species include:^{[1] [2]}

• Atoconeura aethiopica
• Atoconeura biordinata
• Atoconeura eudoxia
• Atoconeura kenya
• Atoconeura luxata  - western highlander^[3]
• Atoconeura pseudeudoxia

Notes and References

1. Dijkstra, K. (2006). The Atoconeura problem revisited: taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of a dragonfly genus in the highlands of Africa (Odonata, Libellulidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 149(2), 121-144.
2. Web site: World Odonata List. University of Puget Sound. 11 August 2010. Martin Schorr . Martin Lindeboom . Dennis Paulson . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828091754/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 28 August 2010 . live.
3. Clausnitzer, V. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . 2010 . Atoconeura luxata . 2010 . e.T184238A8249594 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184238A8249594.en . 15 November 2021.