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
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]

• Archaeophya adamsi Fraser, 1959 – horned urfly
• Archaeophya magnifica Theischinger & Watson, 1978 – magnificent urfly

Note about family

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

• It is considered to be part of the Gomphomacromiidae family at the Australian Faunal Directory[2]
• It is considered to be part of the Synthemistidae family in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History[4]
• It is considered to be part of the Corduliidae family at Wikispecies

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

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.