Diplacodes nebulosa, male at Mechode Padur

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: English: Diplacodes is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. They are commonly known as perchers. Their colours range from the totally black body of the African D. lefebvrei, the lovely pale blue of India's D. trivialis, to the intense red of the Asian–Australian D. haematodes. Various species of this genus occur in Africa, Asia, Australia and the South West Pacific. They are generally small in size. The genus contains the following species:[1] Diplacodes bipunctata (Brauer, 1865) – wandering percher[2] Diplacodes deminuta Lieftinck, 1969 – little percher[3] Diplacodes exul (Selys, 1883) Diplacodes haematodes (Burmeister, 1839) – scarlet percher[2] Diplacodes lefebvrii (Rambur, 1842) – black percher[4] Diplacodes luminans (Karsch, 1893) – luminous percher, barbet, barbet percher[5] Diplacodes melanopsis (Martin, 1901) – black-faced percher[2] Diplacodes nebulosa (Fabricius, 1793) – charcoal-winged percher[2] Diplacodes pumila Dijkstra, 2006 – dwarf percher[6] Diplacodes spinulosa Navás, 1915 Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842) – chalky percher,[2] ground skimmer[ Male scarlet percher Scientific classification Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Arthropoda Class:Insecta Order:Odonata Suborder:Epiprocta Infraorder:Anisoptera Family:Libellulidae Genus:Diplacodes Kirby, 1889. Date: 8 November 2015, 15:43:46. Source: Own work. Author: വരി വര.