Austropetaliidae
Austropetaliidae | |
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Archipetalia auriculata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Austropetaliidae |
Genera | |
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Austropetaliidae is a small family of dragonflies occurring in Chile, Argentina and Australia. Members of Austropetaliidae can be medium-sized to large dragonflies.
This group was initially created for some archaic members of the family Neopetaliidae and was promoted to family rank in 1994.
Genera
The family includes the following genera:
- Austropetalia Tillyard, 1916
- Archipetalia Tillyard, 1917
- Hypopetalia McLachlan, 1870
- Phyllopetalia Selys, 1858