Nothodiplax is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It contains only one species, Nothodiplax dendrophila,[2] known as the canopy skimmer.[1]

Nothodiplax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Nothodiplax
Species:
N. dendrophila
Binomial name
Nothodiplax dendrophila
Belle, 1984

It is endemic to Suriname. Its natural habitat is gallery forest with adults occasionally flying down to low bank vegetation of sand-bottomed streams.

References

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  1. ^ a b von Ellenrieder, N.; Paulson, D. (2006). "Nothodiplax dendrophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T59751A12012339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T59751A12012339.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.