Austropetaliidae is a small family of dragonflies occurring in Chile, Argentina and Australia.[2][3] Members of Austropetaliidae can be medium-sized to large dragonflies.[3]
Austropetaliidae | |
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Archipetalia auriculata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Superfamily: | Aeshnoidea |
Family: | Austropetaliidae Carle & Louton, 1994[1] |
Genera | |
This group was initially created for some archaic members of the family Neopetaliidae and was promoted to family rank in 1994.[2][1]
Genera
editThe family includes the following genera:[4]
- Archipetalia Tillyard, 1917
- Austropetalia Tillyard, 1916
- Hypopetalia McLachlan, 1870
- Phyllopetalia Selys, 1858
References
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- ^ a b Carle, F.L.; Louton, J.A. (1994). "The larva of Neopetalia punctata and establishment of Austropetaliidae fam. nov. (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 96 (1): 147–155 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b "Family AUSTROPETALIIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.