Biology:Cordulephya

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Cordulephya is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae,[1][2] endemic to eastern Australia.[3] Species are small to tiny, black or purplish-black with yellowish markings. Unusually for Anisoptera, they rest with their wings folded above the body, similar to some damselflies.[3][4] They are commonly known as shutwings.

Species

The genus includes four recognised species:[2][5]

Taxonomy

Cordulephya was originally grouped within the broad family concept that included the corduliines.[6] It was subsequently placed in the family Corduliidae, a treatment widely used throughout much of the twentieth century.[7] Some classifications have recognised a separate family, Cordulephyidae, for the shutwings.[8] Later reviews were uncertain of its family relationships, and the genus was treated as incertae sedis within the superfamily Libelluloidea.[9] Phylogenetic studies have since clarified its relationships, and Cordulephya is now placed in the family Austrocorduliidae.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goodman, Aaron; Abbott, John C.; Bybee, Seth M.; Ehlert, Juliana; Frandsen, Paul B.; Guralnick, Rob; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Newton, Lacie et al. (2025-10-09). "Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/syen.70000. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Genus Cordulephya Selys, 1870". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Cordulephya. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 406. ISBN 9781486313747. 
  4. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 278. ISBN 0643051368. 
  5. ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  6. ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1870). "Sous-famille des Cordulines, Sélys (1)" (in fr). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 14: iii–vii [vi]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12280797. 
  7. ↑ Fraser, F.C. (1960). A handbook of the dragonflies of Australia and New Guinea. Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. 
  8. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 366. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  9. ↑ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Bechly, Günter; Bybee, Seth M.; Dow, Rory A.; Dumont, Henri J.; Fleck, Günther; Garrison, Rosser W.; Hämäläinen, Matti et al. (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)" (in en). Zootaxa 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. ISSN 1175-5334. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3703.1.9. 

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