Plathemis Explained
Plathemis is a small genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It has been considered a synonym of Libellula, subgenus, or separate genus by different authorities. Recent phylogenetic analysis has supported its status as either a subgenus or a full genus.[1] [2]
Species
It contains two species:
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| | Plathemis lydia | common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer | North America |
| | Plathemis subornata | desert whitetail | United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington.), Mexico |
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Notes and References
- Artiss T, Schultz TR, Polhemus DA, Simon C . Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the dragonfly genera Libellula, Ladona, and Plathemis (Odonata: Libellulidae) based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I and 16S rRNA sequence data . . 18 . 3 . 348–61 . 2001 . 11277629 . 10.1006/mpev.2000.0867.
- Kambhampati . Srinivas . Charlton, Ralph E. . Phylogenetic relationship among Libellula, Ladona and Plathemis (Odonata: Libellulidae) based on DNA sequence of mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene . . 24 . 1 . 37–49 . 1999 . 10.1046/j.1365-3113.1999.00066.x . 83165475 . free .
