Cordulephyidae
Obsolete family of dragonflies
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Cordulephyidae was formerly considered a distinct family of dragonflies occurring in Africa and Australia.[2][3] Recent taxonomic revisions have classified the species previously placed in Cordulephyidae to now be in one of two families. [4]
| Cordulephyidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Cordulephyidae Tillyard, 1917[1] |
Genera
The family, Cordulephyidae, had included the following two genera:[5]
- Cordulephya Selys, 1870; this is now in the family Austrocorduliidae[6]
- Neophya Selys, 1881; this is now in the family Neophyidae[6]