Biology:Potamarcha
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Short description: Genus of dragonflies
| Potamarcha | |
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| Potamarcha congener | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 |
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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
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Genus Potamarcha Karsch, 1890". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Potamarcha.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Species in the genus Potamarcha". John Carroll University. http://medusa.jcu.edu.au/Dragonflies/openset/getSpecies.php?genus=Potamarcha.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2173358 entry
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