Brachytronidae is a family of dragonflies occurring in Australia,[1] which until recently was considered to be part of the Aeshnidae family.[2]
Brachytronidae | |
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Female Dendroaeschna conspersa Canberra Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Superfamily: | Aeshnoidea |
Family: | Brachytronidae |
Genera | |
See text |
Genera
editThe family includes the following genus:[1]
- Dendroaeschna Tillyard, 1916
Notes
editThe family Brachytronidae is not currently recognised in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Family BRACHYTRONIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ Peters, G.; Theischinger, G. (2007). "Die gondwanischen Aeshniden Australiens (Odonata: Telephlebiidae und Brachytronidae)" (PDF). Denisia (in German). 20: 517–574. ISSN 1608-8700 – via ZOBODAT.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 23 March 2017.