Acisoma variegatum, the slender pintail[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Acisoma |
| Species: | A. variegatum
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| Acisoma variegatum Kirby, 1898
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Distribution edit
Eastern and south-eastern Africa; Ethiopia to Katanga and north-eastern South Africa[2]
Habitat edit
This species is found in open marsh, often in low-lying and expansive areas such as flood plains.[2] Also found near ponds and reservoirs.
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References edit
- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Acisoma variegatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56258107A56258132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T56258107A56258132.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Mens, Lotte P.; Schütte, Kai; Stokvis, Frank R.; Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2016). "Six, not two, species of Acisoma pintail dragonfly (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Zootaxa. 4109 (2): 153. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
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