Austropetaliidae | |
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Archipetalia auriculata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Austropetaliidae |
Genera | |
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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. [1] [3]
The family includes the following genera: [4]