Potamarcha

Potamarcha
Potamarcha congener
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Subfamily:	Libellulinae
Genus:	Potamarcha Karsch, 1890 [1]
Diversity
2 species

Potamarcha is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. ^[2] Species of Potamarcha are medium-sized dragonflies ^[3] found in southern Asia and Australia. ^[4] Potamarcha was first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1890. ^[1]

Species

The genus Potamarcha includes two species:. ^{[5] [6]}

Male	Female	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
		Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842)	yellow-tailed ashy skimmer, common chaser, or swampwatcher	South Asia, South-East Asia, and Oceania
		Potamarcha puella Needham, 1930		China

References

1. Karsch, F. (1890). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arten und Gattungen der Libellulinen". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 33 (2): 347–392 [370]. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18900330221 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
2. "Genus Potamarcha Karsch, 1890". 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. 290. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
4. 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. p. 278. ISBN   0643051368.
5. "Species in the genus Potamarcha". John Carroll University . Retrieved 3 April 2014.
6. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.