Pintails

Family Libellulidae      (Leach, 1815)

• Genus Acisoma      (Rambur, 1842)  Pintails

Distribution Worldwide

• 6 species

• • 1 in Asia
    2 in Madagascar
    3 in Africa

Africa

• 3 species exist in Africa, confirmed in most countries 

 General features

• All species are easily identified by their small size, unusual spindle-shaped abdomen, and bluish white markings. 
• Despite marked differences in mature males, females and fresh males are less distinctly marked and may be confused

Habitat and behaviour

• Prefer sunny and especially grassy marshes
• A. trifidum preferring those in or near forest

Synopsis

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