Petalura
| Petalura | |
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| Petalura gigantea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Petaluridae |
| Subfamily: | Petalurinae |
| Genus: | Petalura Leach, 1815[1] |
Petalura is a genus of very large dragonflies in the family Petaluridae.[2] The species are brown or black with yellow markings and usually clear wings. The anal appendages of the males are broad and leaf-like giving them their common name of petaltails.[3]
Species
The genus contains the following species:[4]
- Petalura gigantea Leach, 1815 - South-eastern petaltail[3]
- Petalura hesperia Watson, 1958 - Western petaltail[3]
- Petalura ingentissima Tillyard, 1908 - Giant petaltail[3]
- Petalura litorea Theischinger, 1999 - Coastal petaltail[3]
- Petalura pulcherrima Tillyard, 1913 - Beautiful petaltail[3]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Petalura |
- ↑ Leach, William (1815). The zoological miscellany : being descriptions of new, or interesting animals. 2. London: Printed by B. McMillan for E. Nodder & Son. pp. 61-154 [95]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.41372 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Genus Petalura Leach, 1815". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
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