Telephlebiidae
Family of dragonflies
| Telephlebiidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Aeshnoidea |
| Family: | Telephlebiidae |
Telephlebiidae was formerly considered a distinct family of dragonflies endemic to eastern and south-western Australia.[1] Recent taxonomic revisions have classified the species previously placed in Telephlebiidae within the family Aeshnidae.
Taxonomy
The family Telephlebiidae was once recognized as a separate family within the order Odonata. However, recent research and taxonomic updates have led to the incorporation of the species previously assigned to Telephlebiidae into the family Aeshnidae. As a result, Telephlebiidae is now considered redundant.[2]
Species which were in the family Telephlebiidae are now recognised both in the Australian Faunal Directory,[3] and in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History,[4] and are considered to be part of the Aeshnidae family.
Genera
The family included the following genera:[3]
- Acanthaeschna Selys, 1883
- Antipodophlebia Fraser, 1960
- Austroaeschna Selys, 1883
- Austrophlebia Tillyard, 1916
- Dromaeschna Förster, 1908
- Notoaeschna Tillyard, 1916
- Spinaeschna Theischinger, 1982
- Telephlebia Selys, 1883
References
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- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (First ed.). Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (Second ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9781486313747.
- ^ a b "Family AESHNIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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Extant Odonata families
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Subclass: Pterygota
- Superorder: Odonatoptera
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