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Porpax (dragonfly)

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Porpax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Porpax
Karsch, 1896
Type species
Porpax asperipes
Karsch, 1896

Porpax is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. The five species in the genus are all endemic to tropical Africa:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra (2006). "Taxonomy and biogeography of Porpax, a dragonfly genus centred in the Congo Basin (Odonata, Libellulidae)" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 149: 71–88.