Biology:Macrodiplax

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Short description: Genus of dragonflies

Macrodiplax
Macrodiplax cora (5).jpg
Macrodiplax cora
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Urothemistinae
Genus: Macrodiplax
Brauer, 1868[1]
Type species
Macrodiplax cora

Macrodiplax is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2] It is found across the tropics and subtropics; however, it is not found in Africa.[3]

Species

The genus Macrodiplax includes only two species:[4]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Macrodiplax balteata.jpg 120px Macrodiplax balteata (Hagen, 1861) Marl Pennant[5] southern United States, the Caribbean and South America
Macrodiplax cora,coastal glider. 2.jpg 120px Macrodiplax cora (Kaup in Brauer, 1867) Cora’s Pennant,[6] Wandering Pennant[7] Tropical Asia and Australasia

References

  1. Brauer, Friedrich (1868). "Verzeichniss der bis jetzt bekannten Neuropteren im Sinne Linné's. Erster Abschnitt" (in de). Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 18: 359–416 [366]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25254329. 
  2. "Genus Macrodiplax Brauer, 1868". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Macrodiplax. 
  3. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 278. ISBN 0643051368. 
  4. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  5. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/. 
  6. Sharma, G. (2013). "Macrodiplax cora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T167478A17531208. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T167478A17531208.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167478/17531208. Retrieved 24 December 2017. 
  7. Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2007). The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8. 

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