Biology:Potamarcha

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Potamarcha
Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer Potamarcha congener juvenile male by kadavoor.jpg
Potamarcha congener
Scientific classification e
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]

Species

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

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Notiothemis jonesi Forest-Watcher 2012 12 28.jpg 120px 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. 1.0 1.1 Karsch, F. (1890). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arten und Gattungen der Libellulinen" (in de). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 33 (2): 347–392 [370]. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18900330221. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8346748. 
  2. "Genus Potamarcha Karsch, 1890". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Potamarcha. 
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 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. pp. 278. ISBN 0643051368. 
  5. "Species in the genus Potamarcha". John Carroll University. http://medusa.jcu.edu.au/Dragonflies/openset/getSpecies.php?genus=Potamarcha. 
  6. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 

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