Macrodiplax is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2] It is found across the tropics and subtropics; however, it is not found in Africa.[3]
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| Macrodiplax cora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Macrodiplax Brauer, 1868[1] |
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| Macrodiplax cora | |
Species
editThe genus Macrodiplax includes only two species:[4]
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Macrodiplax balteata (Hagen, 1861) | Marl Pennant[5] | southern United States, the Caribbean and South America |
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Macrodiplax cora (Kaup in Brauer, 1867) | Cora’s Pennant,[6] Wandering Pennant[7] | Tropical Asia and Australasia |
References
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- ^ 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 [366] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Genus Macrodiplax Brauer, 1868". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 1 Sep 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2007). The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.