Brachydiplax

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Cladus: Odonatoptera
Cladus: Holodonata
Ordo: Odonata
Subordo: Epiprocta
Infraordo: Anisoptera
Superfamilia: Libelluloidea

Familia: Libellulidae
Subfamilia: Brachydiplacinae
Genus: Brachydiplax
Species: B. chalybea – B. denticauda – B. duivenbodei – B. farinosa – B. sobrina – B. sollaarti – B. yunnanensis
Name

Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868
References

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1] [as Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868]
Australian Faunal Directory [e56bf2e0-d7a1-4817-9e14-1a9fa761289d]
ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [2], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868]
Paulson D., Schorr M., (2005-2013): World Odonata List 2015-02-26, Slater Museum of Natural History [as Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868]

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BioLib

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.
Species

The genus Brachydiplax includes the following species:[4]