Potamarcha

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: Libellulinae
Genus: Potamarcha
Species: P. congener – P. puella
Name
Potamarcha Karsch, 1890

Potamarcha is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[2] Species of Potamarcha are medium sized dragonflies[3] found in southern Asia and Australia.[4] Potamarcha was first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1890.[1]
Species

The genus Potamarcha includes two species:.[5][6]

Male	Female	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
		Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842)	yellow-tailed ashy skimmer, common chaser, or swampwatcher	South Asia, South-East Asia, and Oceania
		Potamarcha puella Needham, 1930		China

References

Karsch, F. (1890). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arten und Gattungen der Libellulinen". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 33 (2): 347–392 [370]. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18900330221 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Genus Potamarcha Karsch, 1890". 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. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
"Species in the genus Potamarcha". John Carroll University. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 27 February 2017.