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Genus of dragonflies

Macrodiplax
Macrodiplax cora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Macrodiplax
Brauer, 1868
Type species
Macrodiplax cora

Macrodiplax is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It is found across the tropics and subtropics; however, it is not found in Africa.

Species

The genus Macrodiplax includes only two species:

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Macrodiplax balteata (Hagen, 1861) Marl Pennant southern United States, the Caribbean and South America
Macrodiplax cora (Kaup in Brauer, 1867) Cora’s Pennant, Wandering Pennant Tropical Asia and Australasia

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 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Genus Macrodiplax Brauer, 1868". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  5. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 1 Sep 2011.
  6. Sharma, G. (2013). "Macrodiplax cora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T167478A17531208. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T167478A17531208.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2007). The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
Taxon identifiers
Macrodiplax
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