Biology:Archaeophya
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Short description: Genus of dragonflies
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphomacromiidae |
| Genus: | Archaeophya Fraser, 1959[1] |
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Archaeophya is a small genus of dragonflies belonging to the family Gomphomacromiidae.[2] Species of Archaeophya are large dragonflies with metallic bodies, dark with yellow spots and clear wings. They only occur in eastern Australia .[3]
Species
The genus contains the following two species:[4]
- Archaeophya adamsi Fraser, 1959 – horned urfly
- Archaeophya magnifica Theischinger & Watson, 1978 – magnificent urfly
Note about family
There are differing views as to the family that Archaeophya best belongs to:
- It is considered to be part of the Gomphomacromiidae family at the Australian Faunal Directory[2]
- It is considered to be part of the Synthemistidae family in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History[4]
- It is considered to be part of the Corduliidae family at Wikispecies
See also
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
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- ↑ Fraser, F.C. (1959). "New genera and species of Odonata from Australia in the Dobson Collection". The Australian Zoologist 12: 352–361 [354]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38913301.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Genus Archaeophya Fraser, 1959". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Archaeophya.
- ↑ Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100828091754/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q2182673 entry
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