Palpopleura

Palpopleura
Palpopleura lucia
Systematics
Order : Dragonflies (Odonata) Subordination : Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Superfamily : Libelluloidea Family : Libellulidae (Libellulidae) Subfamily : Palpopleurinae Genre : Palpopleura
Scientific name
Palpopleura
Rambur , 1842

Palpopleura is a genus of seven species of dragonfly belonging to the subfamily Palpopleurinae and was established in 1842 by Jules Pierre Rambur . The distribution area extends mainly in Africa and for one species each in Madagascar and South Asia .

features

Palpopleura species are small with their hind wings measuring between 15 and 29 millimeters. Her abdomen is also short but wide. Its pattern is characteristic of young animals and consists of three black and four yellow stripes. With the aging process, a layer of dust covers it. Another characteristic feature is the wavy shape of the basal part of the fore wing costalader .

Systematics

The genus was first established by Rambur in 1842 on the basis of Palpopleura vestita . The following species belong to the genus Palpopleura :

• Palpopleura albifrons
• Palpopleura deceptor
• Palpopleura jucunda
• Palpopleura lucia
• Palpopleura portia
• Palpopleura sexmaculata
• Palpopleura vestita

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Klaas-Douwe B Dijkstra and Viola Clausnitzer: The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Eastern Africa: Handbook for all Odonata from Sudan to Zimbabwe . Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale , 2014, ISBN 9789491615061 , p. 191.
2. ^ Henrik Steinmann: World Catalog of Odonata (Volume II Anisoptera) . de Gruyter , 1997, ISBN 3-110-14934-6 , p. 521
3. ^ Martin Schorr, Dennis Paulson: World List of Odonata - Libellulidae. In: World List of Odonata (2015). Retrieved May 3, 2015 . 

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