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

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  • Asmaa H. Al-Hashmi Department of Biology, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, IRAQ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23851/mjs.v28i2.494

Keywords:

Libellulidae, Sympetrum fonscolombii, Morphological study, Baghdad

Abstract

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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11-04-2018

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A. H. Al-Hashmi, “External Morphological Study of the Sympetrum fonsco-lombei (Selys, 1840) (Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae) in Baghdad”, Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Science, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 11–15, Apr. 2018, doi: 10.23851/mjs.v28i2.494.

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