Austropetalia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austropetaliidae,[2] endemic to south-eastern Australia.[3][4] Species of Austropetalia are medium-sized to large dragonflies with brown and yellow markings.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Austropetaliidae |
| Genus: | Austropetalia Tillyard, 1916[1] |
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Species edit
The genus Austropetalia includes the following species:[2][5]
- Austropetalia annaliese Theischinger, 2013
- Austropetalia patricia (Tillyard, 1910) - Waterfall redspot
- Austropetalia tonyana Theischinger, 1995 - Alpine redspot
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1916). "Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 33: 1–83 [14]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00253.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b "Genus Austropetalia Tillyard, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 20 February 2017.