Planiplax Explained

Planiplax is a genus of skimmers in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. There are about five described species in Planiplax.

Species

These five species belong to the genus Planiplax:

• Planiplax arachne Ris, 1912
• Planiplax erythropyga (Karsch, 1891)
• Planiplax machadoi Santos, 1949
• Planiplax phoenicura Ris, 1912
• Planiplax sanguiniventris (Calvert, 1907) (Mexican scarlet-tail)

Further reading

• Book: Dragonflies of the World. 2001. Silsby. Jill. Smithsonian Institution Press. 978-1560989592. registration.
• Book: World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. 1997. Steinmann . Henrik. Wermuth . Heinz. Fischer . Maximilian. Walter de Gruyter. Das Tierreich. 111. 978-3-11-014934-0.
• Book: Dragonflies of North America. 2000. Needham . James G.. Westfall Jr. . Minter J. Jr.. May . Michael L.. Scientific Publishers. 978-0-945417-94-1.
• Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae. 2013. Kalkman . V. J.. Leiden University. 1887/22953. free. PhD.