Palpopleura

Palpopleura
P. jucunda , male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Subfamily:	Palpopleurinae
Genus:	Palpopleura Rambur, 1842

Palpopleura is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Five species are native to sub-Saharan Africa, one ranges widely in southern Asia, and one is a widespread endemic to Madagascar.

Species

The genus contains the following species: ^[1]

Male	Female	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
		Palpopleura albifrons Legrand, 1979	Pale-faced widow	Gabon
		Palpopleura deceptor (Calvert, 1899)	Deceptive widow [2]	Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.
		Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842	Yellow-veined widow [3]	Angola, Botswana, the DRC, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.
		Palpopleura lucia (Drury, 1773)	Lucia widow [4]	Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
		Palpopleura portia (Drury, 1773)	Portia widow [5]	Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
		Palpopleura sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787)	Asian widow	South, East and Southeast Asia
		Palpopleura vestita Rambur, 1842	Silver widow	Madagascar

References

1. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
2. Boudot, J.-P.; Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F.; Schneider, W.; Samraoui, B. (2016). "Palpopleura deceptor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59967A83860191. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59967A83860191.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
3. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Palpopleura jucunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59968A85933882. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59968A85933882.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
4. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Palpopleura lucia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59969A85934730. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59969A85934730.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
5. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Palpopleura portia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59970A85935418. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59970A85935418.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.