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Genus of dragonflies
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]
Species
The genus Potamarcha includes two
species :.
[5]
[6]
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Potamarcha .
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b 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 .
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"Genus Potamarcha Karsch, 1890" .
Australian Faunal Directory .
Australian Biological Resources Study . 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
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"Species in the genus Potamarcha" .
John Carroll University . Retrieved 3 April 2014 .
^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis.
"World Odonata List" . Slater Museum of Natural History .
University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 27 February 2017 .