Austropetaliidae
Austropetaliidae is a small family of dragonflies occurring in Chile, Argentina and Australia.[1][2] Members of Austropetaliidae can be medium-sized to large dragonflies.[2]
| Austropetaliidae | |
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| Archipetalia auriculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Austropetaliidae |
| Genera | |
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This group was initially created for some archaic members of the family Neopetaliidae and was promoted to family rank in 1994.[1][3]
Genera
The family includes the following genera:[4]
- Austropetalia Tillyard, 1916
- Archipetalia Tillyard, 1917
- Hypopetalia McLachlan, 1870
- Phyllopetalia Selys, 1858
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Austropetaliidae.
- "Family AUSTROPETALIIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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