Antipodophlebia
| Antipodophlebia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Antipodophlebia Fraser, 1960[1] |
Antipodophlebia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae,[2] with only one species, which is endemic to south-eastern Australia.[3]
Species
The genus includes one species:[4]
- Antipodophlebia asthenes (Tillyard, 1916) - Terrestrial evening darner
Etymology
The genus name Antipodophlebia is derived from the Greek ἀντίποδες (antipodes, "those on the opposite side of the world"), referring to its southern locality, combined with φλέψ (phleps, "vein") and the suffix -ia, indicating association with related genera such as Telephlebia and Austrophlebia.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Fraser, F.C. (1960). A Handbook of the Dragonflies of Australasia, with keys for the identification of all species. Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. pp. 67 [32].
- ↑ "Genus Antipodophlebia Fraser, 1960". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
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