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Tetracanthagyna

Genus of dragonflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tetracanthagyna
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Tetracanthagyna is an Asian 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.[1]

The genus contains the following species:[2]

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