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Nothodiplax

Nothodiplax is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It contains only one species, Nothodiplax dendrophila, known as the canopy skimmer.

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Nothodiplax
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Nothodiplax
Species:
N. dendrophila
Binomial name
Nothodiplax dendrophila
Belle, 1984

Nothodiplax is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It contains only one species, Nothodiplax dendrophila,2 known as the canopy skimmer.1

It is endemic to Suriname. Its natural habitat is gallery forest with adults occasionally flying down to low bank vegetation of sand-bottomed streams.

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References

  1. von Ellenrieder, N.; Paulson, D. (2006). "Nothodiplax dendrophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006 e.T59751A12012339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59751A12012339.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.