Austrocorduliidae

Austrocorduliidae is a family of dragonflies occurring in South Africa and Australia,[1] which until recently was considered to be part of the Corduliidae family.[2] Members of Austrocorduliidae are small to medium-sized, dark dragonflies with clear wings.[3]

Austrocorduliidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Austrocorduliidae
Genera

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Genera

The family includes the following genera:[1]

Notes

The family Austrocorduliidae is not currently recognised in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History.[4]

References

  1. "Family AUSTROCORDULIIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. Bechly, G. (1996). "Morphologische Untersuchungen am Flügelgeäder der rezenten Libellen und deren Stammgruppenvertreter (Insecta; Pterygota; Odonata) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Phylogenetischen Systematik und des Grundplanes der Odonata". Petalura. Special volume 2: 1–402.
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  4. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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