Nannodiplax

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Nannodiplax
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Male Nannodiplax rubra
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Female Nannodiplax rubra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Sympetrinae
Genus: Nannodiplax
Brauer, 1868 [1]
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Nannodiplax is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. [2] There is only one known species of this genus which occurs in New Guinea and Australia. [3]

Species

The genus Nannodiplax includes a single species: [4]

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<i>Nannodiplax rubra</i> Species of dragonfly

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<i>Nannophya australis</i> Species of dragonfly

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<i>Neurothemis oligoneura</i> Species of dragonfly

Neurothemis oligoneura is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, known as the spotted grasshawk. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with extensive darkening near the base of the wings found in northern Australia and New Guinea.

<i>Tetrathemis irregularis</i> Species of dragonfly

Tetrathemis irregularis is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, known as the rainforest elf. It is a tiny to small, slender dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits rainforest streams in north-eastern Australia and Southeast Asia, including the Aru Islands.

References

  1. Brauer, Friedrich (1868). "Verzeichniss der bis jetzt bekannten Neuropteren im Sinne Linné's. Erster Abschnitt". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 18: 359–416 [369] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Genus Nannodiplax Brauer, 1868". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 280. ISBN   978 0 64309 073 6.
  4. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 27 February 2017.