Austrophlebia
Austrophlebia is a small genus of dragonflies in the family Telephlebiidae.[2] Species of this dragonfly are very large with strong yellow markings on the thorax.[3] They are endemic to eastern Australia.
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| Austrophlebia costalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Telephlebiidae |
| Genus: | Austrophlebia Tillyard, 1916[1] |
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Species
The genus contains only two species:[4]
- Austrophlebia costalis (Tillyard, 1907) – southern giant darner[5]
- Austrophlebia subcostalis Theischinger, 1996 – northern giant darner[3]
References
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- 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 [21] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "Genus Austrophlebia Tillyard, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- 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.
- Hawking, J. (2007). "Austrophlebia costalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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