External Morphological Study of the Sympetrum fonsco-lombei (Selys, 1840) (Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae) in Baghdad

Asmaa H. Al-Hashmi

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The specimens were collected from different region in Baghdad ⁄ Iraq, by using air net during April 2016. In this study, a morphological characters of Sympetrum fonscolombei (Selys, 1840) is include three region of body (head, thorax and abdomen); in addition, male and female genitalia. Such characters were supported by Figured

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Libellulidae, Sympetrum fonscolombii, Morphological study, Baghdad

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