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Podopteryx

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Podopteryx
Podopteryx selysi
Australian Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Argiolestidae
Genus: Podopteryx
Selys, 1871[1]

Podopteryx is a damselfly genus. It belongs in the family Argiolestidae.[2] They are very large damselflies found in Indonesia,[1] New Guinea and Australia.[3]

Species

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The genus Podopteryx has three described species:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Selys-Longchamps, E. (1871). "Aperçu statistique sur les Névroptères Odonates". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (in French). 19: 409–416 [415] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ "Genus Podopteryx Selys, 1871". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
  4. ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Podopteryx". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 May 2024.