Diphlebiidae is no longer recognised as a biological family.[1] It was the name given to a small family of damselflies, the azure damselflies, with species in two genera: Diphlebia and Philoganga.[2] Diphlebia is found in Australia[3] and Philoganga is found in Southeast Asia. They are large and thick-bodied damselflies. They rest with their wings spread out. The Diphlebiidae were also known as Philogangidae.

Diphlebiidae
Tropical rockmaster
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Diphlebiidae

Heymer, 1975

Diphlebiidae is now split:

References

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  1. ^ Dijkstra, K.D.B.; et al. (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)". Zootaxa. 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. hdl:10072/61365. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  2. ^ *DIPHLEBIIDAE - azure damselflies
  3. ^ *The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia
  4. ^ "Genus Diphlebia Selys, 1869". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 4 April 2017.