Metacnemis valida
{{Short description|Species of damselfly}}
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| image = Metacnemis valida 2016 11 12 13 18 20 4634.jpg
| image_caption = Male
| image2 = Metacnemis valida 2016 11 12 13 01 30 4520.jpg
| image2_caption = Female
| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Metacnemis valida
| authority = Hagen in Sélys, 1863
| synonyms =
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Metacnemis valida (blue riverjack) is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gallery
Metacnemis valida 2016 11 12 4089c.jpg|Male
Metacnemis valida 2016 11 12 4549.jpg|Male
Metacnemis valida 2016 11 12 4132.jpg|Female
Metacnemis_valida_2016_11_12_4697.jpg|Female
Metacnemis valida 2016 11 12 4501.jpg|Female
Metacnemis valida 2016 11 12 13 35 50 4681.jpg|Immature Female
Ris1921 Wing venation Metacnemis valida.jpg|Wing venation details{{cite journal|last1=Ris|first1=Friedrich|title=The Odonata or Dragonflies of South Africa|journal=Annals of the South African Museum|date=1921|volume=18|pages=245–452|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8496#/summary|accessdate=17 November 2016}}
References
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External links
- [http://new-virtualcollections.naturalsciences.be/archives/dossier_illustration_selys_and_severin/africa/south-africa/ag270a Illustration (watercolour)] by Sélys
- [https://thebdi.org/2020/04/20/blue-riverjack-metacnemis-valida/ Blue riverjack] Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata
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Category:Insects of South Africa
Category:Endangered biota of Africa
Category:Insects described in 1863
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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