Palpopleura
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P. jucunda, male and female | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Palpopleurinae |
Genus: | Palpopleura Rambur, 1842 |
Palpopleura is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Five species are native to sub-Saharan Africa, one ranges widely in southern Asia, and one is a widespread endemic to Madagascar.
Species
The genus contains the following species:[1]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Palpopleura albifrons Legrand, 1979 | Pale-faced widow | Gabon | ||
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Palpopleura deceptor (Calvert, 1899) | Deceptive widow[2] | Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. | |
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Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842 | Yellow-veined widow[3] | Angola, Botswana, the DRC, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. |
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Palpopleura lucia (Drury, 1773) | Lucia widow[4] | Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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Palpopleura portia (Drury, 1773) | Portia widow[5] | Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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Palpopleura sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787) | Asian widow | South, East and Southeast Asia |
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Palpopleura vestita Rambur, 1842 | Silver widow | Madagascar |
References
- ^ Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.
- ^ Boudot, J.-P.; Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F.; Schneider, W.; Samraoui, B. (2016). "Palpopleura deceptor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59967A83860191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59967A83860191.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Palpopleura jucunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59968A85933882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59968A85933882.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Palpopleura lucia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59969A85934730. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59969A85934730.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Palpopleura portia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59970A85935418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59970A85935418.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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