Biology:Pentathemis

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Short description: Genus of dragonflies

Pentathemis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Subfamily: Corduliinae
Genus: Pentathemis
Karsch, 1890[1]

Pentathemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[2] Pentathemis membranulata is the only known species of this genus, which is found in northern Australia.[3]

Species

The genus contains only one species:

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. Karsch, F. (1890). "Pentathemis membranulata, eine neue australische Libellulide mit fünfseitiger cellula cardinalis" (in German). Entomologische Nachrichten (Dresden) 16: 33–35 [33]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25409240. 
  2. "Genus Pentathemis Karsch, 1890". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Pentathemis. 
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 242. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 

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