Planiplax

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Planiplax
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Planiplax erythropyga
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Leucorrhiniinae
Genus: Planiplax
Muttkowski, 1910
Species [1]

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Synonyms [2]
  • Platyplax Karsch, 1891

Planiplax is a genus of skimmers in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. There are about five described species in Planiplax. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Species

These five species belong to the genus Planiplax:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Planiplax". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Planiplax". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. "Odonata Central" . Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

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