Palpopleura

Palpopleura
Palpopleura lucia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Palpopleura Rambur, 1842

Palpopleura is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.

The genus contains the following species:^[1]

• Palpopleura albifrons Legrand, 1979
• Palpopleura deceptor (Calvert, 1899) - Deceptive Widow^[2]
• Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842 - Yellow-veined Widow^[3]
• Palpopleura lucia (Drury, 1773) - Lucia Widow^[4]
• Palpopleura portia (Drury, 1773) - Portia Widow^[5]
• Palpopleura sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787)
• Palpopleura vestita Rambur, 1842

References

1. Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
2. Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Palpopleura deceptor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
3. Clausnitzer, V., Dijkstra, K.-D.B. & Suhling, F. (2009). "Palpopleura jucunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
4. Clausnitzer, V., Dijkstra, K.-D.B. & Suhling, F. (2009). "Palpopleura lucia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
5. Clausnitzer, V., Dijkstra, K.-D.B. & Suhling, F. (2009). "Palpopleura portia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 October 2010.