Austrocordulia

Austrocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae,[2] endemic to northern and eastern Australia.[3] Species of Austrocordulia are medium-sized, dark-coloured dragonflies, either brown or black with yellow markings.

Austrocordulia
Austrocordulia refracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Austrocorduliidae
Genus:	Austrocordulia Tillyard, 1909[1]

Species

The genus includes the following species:[4]

• Austrocordulia leonardi Theischinger, 1973 – Sydney hawk
• Austrocordulia refracta Tillyard, 1909 – eastern hawk
• Austrocordulia territoria Theischinger & Watson, 1978 – Top End hawk

Note about family

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

• It is considered to be part of the Austrocorduliidae 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. Tillyard, R.J. (1909). "On some remarkable Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33: 737–751 [744] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
2. "Genus Austrocordulia Tillyard, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 226. 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.