Piedspots

Family Libellulidae      (Leach, 1815)

• Genus Hemistigma     (Kirby, 1889)    Piedspots

Distribution Worldwide

• 3 species 
• Very little is known of the one world species  Hemistigma ouvirandrae

Africa

• 1 species widespread in Africa 
• 1 species in Madagascar.

Habitat and behaviour

• Recognised by its black-and-white pterostigmas.
• Metallic black frons with white spots on the side of frons, and a white lower face
• Wings clear with light yellow between the Costa and Radial veins Dark dark stripe at hind margin of wing 
• Wing tips darken with age Females with dark wing tips.

Synopsis

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 Distribution