| Camacinia | |
|---|---|
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| Camacinia gigantea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Trameinae |
| Tribe: | Trameini |
| Genus: | Camacinia Kirby, 1889[1] |
Camacinia is a small genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2] Species of Camacinia are found from South-east Asia to the Solomon Islands, Australia and New Guinea.[3] There are three species.[4]
Etymology
The genus name Camacinia is possibly derived from the Greek καμάκινος (kamakinos, "made of reed", "cane", or similar), referring to the shape of the abdomen.[1][5]
Species
Species of Camacinia include:[6]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | _0096.jpg) | Camacinia gigantea Brauer, 1867 | Giant Forest Skimmer | India, Bangladesh, Bhutan |
| Camacinia harterti Karsch, 1890 | Sikkim, India and northern Vietnam | |||
 | Camacinia othello Tillyard, 1908 | black knight | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. |
References
- Kirby, W.F. (1889). "A revision of the subfamily Libellulinae, with descriptions of new genera and species". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 12: 249–348 [266]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1889.tb00016.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "Genus Camacinia Kirby, 1889". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- Jaffar, A. R. (2012). "Observation of the dragonfly, Camacinia gigantea (Brauer) at the Night Safari, Singapore (Insecta: Odonata: Libellulidae)" (PDF). Nature in Singapore. 5: 7–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-08.
- Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 13 April 2026.