Biology:Petalura
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Short description: Genus of Australian dragonflies
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| Petalura ingentissima | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Petaluridae |
| Genus: | Petalura Leach, 1815[1] |
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Petalura is a genus of very large dragonflies in the family Petaluridae.[2] Species of Petalura are brown or black with yellow markings and usually clear wings. The anal appendages of the males are broad and leaf-like giving them their common name of petaltails.[3] They are endemic to south-western and eastern Australia.[4]
Species
The genus includes the following species:[5]
- Petalura gigantea Leach, 1815 - South-eastern petaltail[3]
- Petalura hesperia Watson, 1958 - Western petaltail[3]
- Petalura ingentissima Tillyard, 1908 - Giant petaltail[3]
- Petalura litorea Theischinger, 1999 - Coastal petaltail[3]
- Petalura pulcherrima Tillyard, 1913 - Beautiful petaltail[3]
References
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- ↑ Leach, William (1815). The zoological miscellany : being descriptions of new, or interesting animals. 2. London: Printed by B. McMillan for E. Nodder & Son. pp. 61–154 [95]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.41372. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28685464.
- ↑ "Genus Petalura Leach, 1815". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Petalura.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2793038 entry
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