Porpax (dragonfly)
Appearance
Porpax | |
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Scientific 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
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Porpax is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. The five species in the genus are all endemic to tropical Africa:[1]
- Porpax asperipes Karsch, 1896
- Porpax risi Pinhey, 1958
- Porpax garambensis Pinhey, 1966
- Porpax bipunctus Pinhey, 1966
- Porpax sentipes Dijkstra, 2006
References
[edit]- ^ 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.