Austropetaliidae
Family of dragonflies
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Austropetaliidae is a small family of dragonflies occurring in Chile, Argentina and Australia.[3][4] Members of Austropetaliidae can be medium-sized to large dragonflies.[4]
| Austropetaliidae | |
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| Archipetalia auriculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Aeshnoidea |
| Family: | Austropetaliidae Carle & Louton, 1994[1] |
| Genera[2] | |
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| Distribution of Austropetaliidae | |
Genera
The family includes the following genera:[2]
- Archipetalia Tillyard, 1917
- Austropetalia Tillyard, 1916
- Hypopetalia McLachlan, 1870
- Phyllopetalia Selys, 1858
Taxonomy
This group was initially created for some archaic members of the family Neopetaliidae and was promoted to family rank in 1994.[3][1]
Bechly (1996) placed the genus Archipetalia in its own family, Archipetaliidae. However, this arrangement has not been widely followed, and later authors have kept Archipetalia within Austropetaliidae.[5]
Etymology
The family name Austropetaliidae is derived from the type genus Austropetalia, with the standard zoological suffix -idae used for animal families. The genus name Austropetalia combines austro- (from Latin auster, “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Petalia, a genus name derived from Greek πέταλον (petalon, “petal”).[6]
