Austropetalia
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| Austropetalia | |
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| Austropetalia have distinctive wing spots | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Austropetaliidae |
| Genus: | Austropetalia Tillyard, 1916[1] |
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Austropetalia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austropetaliidae,[2] endemic to south-eastern Australia.[3][4] Species of Austropetalia are medium-sized to large dragonflies with brown and yellow markings.[3]
The genus name Austropetalia combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Petalia, a genus name derived from Greek πέταλον (petalon, “petal”). The name refers to an Australian representative of that group, in contrast to related genera from South America.[5]
