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Potamarcha

Potamarcha is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Species of Potamarcha are medium-sized dragonflies found in southern Asia and Australia. Potamarcha was first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1890.

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Potamarcha
Potamarcha congener
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Libellulinae
Genus: Potamarcha
Karsch, 18901
Diversity
2 species

Potamarcha is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.2 Species of Potamarcha are medium-sized dragonflies3 found in southern Asia and Australia.4 Potamarcha was first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1890.1

Etymology

The genus name Potamarcha is derived from the Greek ποταμός (potamos, "river") and ἀρχός (arkhos, "chief" or "leader").5

Species

The genus Potamarcha includes two species:.67

Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution
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

References

  1. Karsch, F. (1890). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arten und Gattungen der Libellulinen". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 33 (2): 347–392 [370]. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18900330221 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Genus Potamarcha Karsch, 1890". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 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. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
  5. Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  6. "Species in the genus Potamarcha". John Carroll University. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  7. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.