Potamarcha

Potamarcha is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.^[2] Species of Potamarcha are medium-sized dragonflies^[3] found in southern Asia and Australia.^[4] Potamarcha was first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1890.^[1]

Etymology

The genus name Potamarcha is derived from the Greek ποταμός (potamos, "river") and ἀρχός (arkhos, "chief" or "leader").^[5]

The genus Potamarcha includes two species:.^[6]^[7]

Male	Female	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
		Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842)	yellow-tailed ashy skimmer, common chaser, or swampwatcher	South Asia, South-East Asia, and Oceania
		Potamarcha puella Needham, 1930		China

1 2 Karsch, F. (1890). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arten und Gattungen der Libellulinen". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 33 (2): 347–392 [370]. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18900330221 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
↑ "Genus Potamarcha Karsch, 1890". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
↑ "Species in the genus Potamarcha". John Carroll University. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.