Microstigma rotundatum explained

Microstigma rotundatum, the helicopter damselfly, is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Coenagrionidae.^[1]

Description

These damselflies have a long, thin body and large wings with a dense venation. The apex of the forewings has large yellow flecks and the pseudostigma shows many cells.^{[2] [3]}

Biology

These damselflies mainly prey on web-building spiders. Larvae develop in water-filled crevices of fallen trees and in phytotelmata, the bodies of water held by some plants (bromeliads).^[4]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in South America (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Amazonas).^[2] It lives in tropical primary lowland forests.

Bibliography

• de Selys Longchamps, E. (1860) Synopsis des Agrionines. Première légion: Pseudostigma., Bulletin Academie royale Belgique Serie 2 10 (6): 9-27.
• Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van.

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Odonata List. OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. 2023. 15 November 2023. Paulson, D.. Schorr, M.. Abbott, J.. Bota-Sierra, C.. Deliry, C.. Dijkstra, K.-D. . Lozano, F. .
2. Charles W. Heckman Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Odonata - Zygoptera
3. David L. Pearson, Les Beletsky Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands
4. Diomedes Quintero, Annette Aiello Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica