Platysticta Explained

Platysticta is a genus of shadowdamsel in the damselfly family Platystictidae. There are about nine described species in Platysticta.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Platysticta:

• Platysticta apicalis Kirby, 1893
• Platysticta digna Hagen, 1860
• Platysticta hilaris Hagen, 1860
• Platysticta maculata Hagen in Selys, 1860
• Platysticta montana Hagen, 1860
• Platysticta quadrata Selys-Longchamps, 1860
• Platysticta secreta Bedjanic & van Tol, 2016
• Platysticta serendibica Bedjanic & van Tol, 2016
• Platysticta tropica Hagen, 1860

Further reading

• Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae. 2013. Kalkman . V. J.. Leiden University. 1887/22953. free. PhD.
• Book: World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume I: Zygoptera. 1997. Steinmann . Henrik. Wermuth . Heinz. Fischer . Maximilian. Walter de Gruyter. Das Tierreich. 110. 978-3-11-014933-3.
• Book: Damselflies of North America. 1996. Westfall . Minter J. Jr.. May . Michael L.. Scientific Publishers. 978-0-945417-93-4.