Brachydiplax
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| Brachydiplax denticauda | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Brachydiplacinae |
| Genus: | Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868[1] |
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Brachydiplax is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2]
They occur in Asia from India to China and Southeast Asia, and New Guinea to Australia.[3]
Species of Brachydiplax are often commonly found. Males of most species are usually pale to mid powder blue. Females have shades of brown, sometimes with neat patterns of spots on the abdomen, as in Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata.
Like most Libellulids they tend to perch on sticks, reeds or stones near water, flying out to catch insects then returning to their perch.
Etymology
[edit]The genus name Brachydiplax is derived from the Greek βραχύς (brakhys, "short"), combined with Diplax, a genus name derived from the Greek δίς (dis, "twice") and πλάξ (plax, "flat and broad"). The name refers to the relationship of the genus to Diplax.[4]
Species
[edit]The genus Brachydiplax includes the following species:[5]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868 | yellow-patched lieutenant, rufous-backed marsh hawk, and blue dasher | eastern Asia, from India to Japan to Indonesia. |
_(23867332788).jpg) | .jpg) | Brachydiplax denticauda (Brauer, 1867) | palemouth | Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. |
 |  | Brachydiplax duivenbodei (Brauer, 1866) | darkmouth | Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and Queensland in Australia |
 | Brachydiplax farinosa Krüger, 1902 | India | ||
 |  | Brachydiplax sobrina (Rambur, 1842) | Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand | |
| Brachydiplax sollaarti Lieftinck, 1953 | Australia | |||
| Brachydiplax yunnanensis Fraser, 1924 | China | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ Brauer, F. (1868). "Neue und wenig bekannte vom Herrn Doct. Semper gesammelte Odonaten". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 18: 167–188 [183] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 1 2 "Genus Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
