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Plathemis
Sign in to savePlathemis 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. Phylogenetic analysis has supported its status as either a subgenus or a full genus.
Species
Common Whitetail
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyLibellulidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Collections
- OMNH, AUM, INHS, MNA
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Libellulidae
- Image
- Plathemis lydia 7.jpg
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- taxon common name
- Whitetails
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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. Phylogenetic analysis has supported its status as either a subgenus or a full genus.
==Species== It contains two species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Male!! Female !! Scientific name!! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || 120px || Plathemis lydia || common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer || North America |- |120px || || 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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