Camacinia Explained
Camacinia is a small genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[1] Species of Camacinia are found from South-east Asia to the Solomon Islands, Australia and New Guinea.[2] There are three species.[3]
Species
Species of Camacinia include:[4]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| | Camacinia gigantea | Giant Forest Skimmer | India, Bangladesh, Bhutan |
| | Camacinia harterti | | Sikkim, India and northern Vietnam |
| | Camacinia othello | black knight | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Genus Camacinia Kirby, 1889. 2012. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 27 February 2017.
- Book: Theischinger, Günther. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Hawking. John. CSIRO Publishing. 2006. 978 0 64309 073 6. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. 292.
- Jaffar, A. R. (2012). Observation of the dragonfly, Camacinia gigantea (Brauer) at the Night Safari, Singapore (Insecta: Odonata: Libellulidae). Nature in Singapore 5 7-11.
- Web site: World Odonata List. University of Puget Sound. 10 March 2015. Martin Schorr . Martin Lindeboom . Dennis Paulson. https://web.archive.org/web/20101028100057/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 2010-10-28. live.
