Megalagrion leptodemas

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Megalagrion leptodemas
Crimson Hawaiian damselfly by Dan Polhemus (7981002650).jpg

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Megalagrion
Species:
M. leptodemas
Binomial name
Megalagrion leptodemas
(Perkins, 1899)

Megalagrion leptodemas is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It inhabits rivers in the Waiʻanae and Koʻolau ranges.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss. It is currently labeled as critically endangered.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Polhemus, D.A. (2020). "Megalagrion leptodemas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T12954A141745781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T12954A141745781.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Damselflies: crimson Hawaiian damselfly (Megalagrion leptodemas)". Red List of Aquatic Invertebrates. The Xerces Society. Retrieved 2010-06-02.


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