Planiplax is a genus of skimmers in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. There are about five described species in Planiplax.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Planiplax | |
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| Planiplax erythropyga | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Leucorrhiniinae |
| Genus: | Planiplax Muttkowski, 1910 |
| Species[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Species
editThese five species belong to the genus Planiplax:
- Planiplax arachne Ris, 1912
- Planiplax erythropyga (Karsch, 1891)
- Planiplax machadoi Santos, 1949
- Planiplax phoenicura Ris, 1912
- Planiplax sanguiniventris (Calvert, 1907) (Mexican scarlet-tail)
References
edit- ^ a b "Planiplax". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Planiplax". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Planiplax genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
edit- Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
- Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 111. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014934-0.
- Needham, James G.; Westfall Jr., Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-0-945417-94-1.
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
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