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Tetracanthagyna

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Aeshnidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Odonate

Similar
  
Odonate, Idionyx, Gynacantha, Burmagomphus

Giant river hawker tetracanthagyna waterhousei


Tetracanthagyna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae.

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T. plagiata is the world's largest dragonfly by wingspan and the female T. plagiata is probably the heaviest living odonate.

The genus contains the following species:

  • Tetracanthagyna bakeri Campion in Laidaw, 1928
  • Tetracanthagyna brunnea McLachlan, 1898
  • Tetracanthagyna degorsi Martin, 1895
  • Tetracanthagyna plagiata (Waterhouse, 1877)
  • Tetracanthagyna waterhousei McLachlan, 1898

    • 1 giant river hawker tetracanthagyna waterhousei


    References

    Tetracanthagyna Wikipedia
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