Planiplax

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
Planiplax sanguiniventris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Leucorrhiniinae
Genus: Planiplax
Muttkowski, 1910
Species[1]

See text

Synonyms[2]
  • Platyplax Karsch, 1891

Species

These 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
  1. "Planiplax". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. "Planiplax". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading
  • 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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