Austropetalia

Austropetalia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austropetaliidae,[2] endemic to south-eastern Australia.[3][4] Species of Austropetalia are medium-sized to large dragonflies with brown and yellow markings.[3]

Austropetalia
Austropetalia have distinctive wing spots
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Austropetaliidae
Genus: Austropetalia
Tillyard, 1916[1]

Species

The genus Austropetalia includes the following species:[2][5]

See also

References
  1. Tillyard, R.J. (1916). "Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 33: 1–83 [14] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Genus Austropetalia Tillyard, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  4. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
  5. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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