Biology:Austropetaliidae
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Short description: Family of dragonflies
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| Archipetalia auriculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Austropetaliidae |
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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]
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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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Family AUSTROPETALIIDAE". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austropetaliidae.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16151553.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2317384 entry
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