Petalura is a genus of very large dragonflies in the family Petaluridae.[2] Species of Petalura are brown or black with yellow markings and usually clear wings. The anal appendages of the males are broad and leaf-like giving them their common name of petaltails.[3] They are endemic to south-western and eastern Australia.[4]
| Petalura | |
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| Petalura ingentissima | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Petaluridae |
| Genus: | Petalura Leach, 1815[1] |
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Species edit
The genus includes the following species:[5]
- Petalura gigantea Leach, 1815 - South-eastern petaltail[3]
- Petalura hesperia Watson, 1958 - Western petaltail[3]
- Petalura ingentissima Tillyard, 1908 - Giant petaltail[3]
- Petalura litorea Theischinger, 1999 - Coastal petaltail[3]
- Petalura pulcherrima Tillyard, 1913 - Beautiful petaltail[3]
References edit
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- ^ Leach, William (1815). The zoological miscellany : being descriptions of new, or interesting animals. Vol. 2. London: Printed by B. McMillan for E. Nodder & Son. pp. 61–154 [95]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.41372 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Genus Petalura Leach, 1815". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.