Potamarcha | |
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Potamarcha congener | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
The genus Potamarcha includes two species:. [5] [6]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842) | yellow-tailed ashy skimmer, common chaser, or swampwatcher | South Asia, South-East Asia, and Oceania | ||
Potamarcha puella Needham, 1930 | China | |||
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