Pseudocordulia
| Pseudocordulia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Pseudocorduliidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocordulia Tillyard, 1909[1] |
Pseudocordulia is a small genus of dragonflies belonging to the family Pseudocorduliidae.[2] They are medium-sized, bronze-black dragonflies with clear wings, endemic to tropical north-eastern Australia.[3]
Species
The genus Pseudocordulia includes the following two species:[4]
- Pseudocordulia circularis Tillyard, 1909
- Pseudocordulia elliptica Tillyard, 1913
Note about family
There are differing views as to the family that Pseudocordulia best belongs to:
- It is considered to be part of the Pseudocorduliidae 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
References
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- ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1909). "On some remarkable Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33 (1908): 737–751 [742] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 1 2 "Genus Pseudocordulia Tillyard, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- 1 2 Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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