Telephlebiidae
| Telephlebiidae | |
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| Austroaeschna inermis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Aeshnoidea |
| Family: | Aeshnidae Cockerell, 1913[1] |
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Telephlebiidae is a family of dragonflies[2]
endemic
to eastern and south-western Australia.
They are medium-sized to very large dragonflies, generally found around streams.[3]
The family Telephlebiidae is not recognised in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History, but rather its species are considered to be part of the Aeshnidae family.[4]
Genera
The family includes the following genera:[2]
- AcanthaeschnaSelys, 1883
- Antipodophlebia Fraser, 1960
- Austroaeschna Selys, 1883
- Austrophlebia Tillyard, 1916
- Dromaeschna Förster, 1908
- Notoaeschna Tillyard, 1916
- Spinaeschna Theischinger, 1982
- Telephlebia Selys, 1883
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Telephlebiidae.
- hdl:10072/61365.
- ^ a b "Family TELEPHLEBIIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 6 March 2017.