Austropetaliidae Explained

Austropetaliidae is a small family of dragonflies occurring in Chile, Argentina and Australia.^{[1] [2]} Members of Austropetaliidae can be medium-sized to large dragonflies.^[2]

This group was initially created for some archaic members of the family Neopetaliidae and was promoted to family rank in 1994.^[3]

Genera

The family includes the following genera:

• Archipetalia
• Austropetalia
• Hypopetalia
• Phyllopetalia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Family AUSTROPETALIIDAE. 2012. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 29 March 2017.
2. Book: The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Theischinger. Günther. Hawking. John. CSIRO Publishing. 2006. 978-0-64309-073-6. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. 290.
3. Carle. F.L.. Louton. J.A.. 1994. The larva of Neopetalia punctata and establishment of Austropetaliidae fam. nov. (Odonata). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 96. 1. 147–155. Biodiversity Heritage Library.