Megalagrion leptodemas

Megalagrion leptodemas is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It inhabits rivers in the Waiʻanae and Koʻolau ranges.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss. It is currently labeled as critically endangered.[3]

Megalagrion leptodemas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Coenagrionidae
Genus:
Megalagrion
Species:
M. leptodemas
Binomial name
Megalagrion leptodemas
(Perkins, 1899)

References
  1. Polhemus, D.A. 2005. Megalagrion leptodemas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
  2. "Damselflies: crimson Hawaiian damselfly (Megalagrion leptodemas)". Red List of Aquatic Invertebrates. The Xerces Society. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  3. "Megalagrion leptodemas (Crimson Hawaiian Damselfly)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-07-31.


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