Cordulephya
| Cordulephya | |
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| Cordulephya pygmaea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Cordulephyidae |
| Genus: | Cordulephya Selys, 1870[1] |
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Cordulephya is a genus of dragonflies in the family Cordulephyidae, endemic to eastern Australia.[2] The species are small to tiny in size, coloured black, or purplish-black, with yellowish markings. Unusually for Anisoptera, these dragonflies rest with their wings folded above their body in a similar manner to many species of damselfly.[3][4] They are commonly known as shutwings.
Species[edit]
The genus Cordulephya includes four species:[2][5]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Cordulephya bidens Sjöstedt, 1917 | tropical shutwing | Queensland, Australia | ||
| Cordulephya divergens Tillyard, 1917 | clubbed shutwing | Sydney Basin, Australia | ||
| Cordulephya montana Tillyard, 1911 | mountain shutwing | New South Wales, Australia | ||
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Cordulephya pygmaea Selys, 1870 | common shutwing | eastern Australia |
References[edit]
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- ^ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1870). "Sous-famille des Cordulines, Sélys (1)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (in French). 14: iii-vii [vi] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b "Genus Cordulephya Selys, 1870". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 18 February 2017.