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Eleuthemis buettikoferi
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E. buettikoferi
Binomial name
Eleuthemis buettikoferi
Ris, 1910
Synonyms

Eleuthemis buettikoferi ssp. quadrigutta Pinhey, 1974

Eleuthemis buettikoferi, the firebelly, is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is the only species in its genus.

It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rivers.

References

  • Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Clausnitzer, V. 2005. Eleuthemis buettikoferi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.