Potamarcha

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]

Potamarcha
Potamarcha congener
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Potamarcha
Karsch, 1890[1]
Diversity
2 species

Species

The genus Potamarcha includes two species:.[5][6]

References
  1. Karsch, F. (1890). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arten und Gattungen der Libellulinen". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 33: 347–392 [370] – 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. "Species in the genus Potamarcha". John Caroll University. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  6. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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