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Tetracanthagyna

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Tetracanthagyna
Tetracanthagyna waterhousei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Subfamily: Aeshninae
Genus: Tetracanthagyna
Selys, 1883
Type species
Gynacantha plagiata
Waterhouse, 1877

Tetracanthagyna is an Asian genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae.

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]

References

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  1. ^ T. M. Leong; S. L. Tay (2009). "Encounters with Tetracanthagyna plagiata (Waterhouse) in Singapore, with an Observation of Oviposition" (PDF). Nature in Singapore. 2. National University of Singapore: 115–119. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  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.