Porpax (dragonfly)
| Porpax | |
|---|---|
 | |
| P. risi (Angola) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| 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]
- 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. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000189.
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