Maathai’s longleg  (Notogomphus maathaiae)

Description

First described in 2005, Maathai’s longleg is a clubtail (Gomphidae spp.) belonging to the genus Notogomphus, commonly referred to as ‘longlegs’ on account of their extended hind thighs (3). The conspicuously contrasting bright green sides of the thorax of this otherwise fairly dark clubtail dragonfly immediately distinguished it as a species previously unknown to science (2) (3). For a clubtail - a family of dragonflies named for the enlarged tip of their abdomen - this species has a relatively little expanded tip (2).

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