Biology:Austrocorduliidae

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Short description: Family of dragonflies

Austrocorduliidae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Austrocorduliidae
Genera

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Austrocorduliidae is a family of dragonflies occurring in South Africa and Australia ,[1] which until recently was considered to be part of the Corduliidae family.[2] Members of Austrocorduliidae are small to medium-sized, dark dragonflies with clear wings.[3]

Genera

The family includes the following genera:[1]

Notes

The family Austrocorduliidae is not currently recognised in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Family AUSTROCORDULIIDAE". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrocorduliidae. 
  2. Bechly, G. (1996). "Morphologische Untersuchungen am Flügelgeäder der rezenten Libellen und deren Stammgruppenvertreter (Insecta; Pterygota; Odonata) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Phylogenetischen Systematik und des Grundplanes der Odonata". Petalura Special volume 2: 1–402. 
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 290. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6. 
  4. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 

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