Biology:Lathrocordulia
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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: | Austrocorduliidae |
| Genus: | Lathrocordulia Tillyard, 1911[1] |
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Lathrocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae,[2] endemic to Australia .[3] Species of Lathrocordulia are medium-sized, bronze to black dragonflies without pale markings,[3]
Species
The genus Lathrocordulia includes the following species:[4]
- Lathrocordulia garrisoni Theischinger & Watson, 1991 – Queensland swiftwing
- Lathrocordulia metallica Tillyard, 1911 – Western swiftwing
Note about family
There are differing views as to the family that Lathrocordulia best belongs to:
- It is considered to be part of the Austrocorduliidae 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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- ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1911). "Further notes on some rare Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 36: 366–387 [378]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.21904. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3351092.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Genus Lathrocordulia Tillyard, 1911". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Lathrocordulia.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 230. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q957134 entry
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