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Archaeophya

(Genus)

Overview

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Archaeophya is a small genus of dragonflies belonging to the family Corduliidae. They are large dragonflies with metallic bodies, dark with yellow spots and clear wings. They only occur in eastern Australia.1]

The genus contain only two species:[2]

cite_ref-1">^ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 

Taxonomy

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The Genus Archaeophya is further organized into finer groupings including:

References

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  1. ^ G?nther Theischinger, John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8. 
  2. ^ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 14:02:15