Archaeophya

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]

Archaeophya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphomacromiidae
Genus: Archaeophya
Fraser, 1959[1]

Species

The genus contains the following two species:[4]

Note about family

There are differing views as to the family that Archaeophya best belongs to:

See also

References

  1. Fraser, F.C. (1959). "New genera and species of Odonata from Australia in the Dobson Collection". The Australian Zoologist. 12: 352–361 [354] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Genus Archaeophya Fraser, 1959". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
  4. Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.


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