| Diceratobasis macrogaster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Diceratobasis |
| Species: | D. macrogaster
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| Binomial name | |
| Diceratobasis macrogaster (Selys in Sagra, 1857)
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Diceratobasis macrogaster is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.1
Unlike most damselflies, the larvae of D. macrogaster live in pools which form in the leaves of bromeliads.2
References
References
- von Ellenrieder, N.; Paulson, D. (2006). "Diceratobasis macrogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006 e.T59712A11988007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59712A11988007.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Pineapple Dreams Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine", The Wild Side, Olivia Judson, The New York Times, March 18, 2008