Anax chloromelas

{{short description|Species of dragonfly}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Dark emperor

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| taxon = Anax chloromelas

| authority = Ris, 1911

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Clausnitzer, V. |author2=Dijkstra, K.-D.B. |author3=Suhling, F. |date=2016 |title=Anax chloromelas |volume=2016 |page=e.T59810A72308494 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59810A72308494.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

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Anax chloromelas, the dark emperor, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.