Libellulidae

Tetrathemis camerunensis is one of eight African species in a genus that includes 14 worldwide; it is also present in Asia and Oceania. The African species might one day rejoin the genus Neophlebia, now extinct, but which Selys had created to place Tetrathemis polleni. Sjöstedt, moreover, described this species in the genus that Selys had […]

Tetrathemis godiardi, Libellulidae, is a rarity, very seldom encountered and photographed. Currently, only 4 or 5 photos can be found on the Web, on iNaturalist or observation.org.It belongs to a genus that includes 14 species worldwide, found in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Eight species are present in Africa, and these species might well belong to

Micromacromia zygoptera (Libellulidae) was hiding, perched on a leaf above a small sandy-bottomed stream, with decomposing leaves, a stream winding through the dark forest. Despite a few take-offs, it patiently allowed itself to be photographed, and fortunately so, as throughout our entire stay, we would only see this male and one female. This is a

* Trithemis aenea: a new species for Ghana * Trithemis aenea is one of those extraordinary encounters; our minibus had great difficulty getting out of the ruts on the track due to the unusual January rains, so the first pond on the track was a welcome respite; and what a surprise! No fewer than 3

Acisoma trifidum (Libellulidae) is quite a surprise, as I did not think it could be so different from the other Acisoma I had come across in Africa, namely A. inflatum and A. variegatum. Or even from the one I know even better, having often encountered it in Asia, Acisoma panorpoides. In all my photos, the