Austrocorduliidae

Austrocorduliidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
Superfamily:Libelluloidea
Family:Austrocorduliidae
Genera

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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]

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. 1 2 "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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