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Pseudocordulia

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Pseudocordulia is a small genus of dragonflies that are endemic to tropical northeastern Australia. They are medium-sized, bronze-black dragonflies with clear wings.[2] Its taxonomic placement has varied, with some authors placing it in the monotypic family Pseudocorduliidae,[3] while others include it in Corduliidae[4] or Synthemistidae.[5]

Species

The genus Pseudocordulia includes the following two species:[5]

References

  1. ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1909). "On some remarkable Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33 (1908): 737–751 [742] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  3. ^ "Genus Pseudocordulia Tillyard, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. ^ Lohmann, H. (1996). "Das phylogenetische System der Anisoptera (Odonata)". Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 106: 209–252, 253–266, 360–367.
  5. ^ a b Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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Pseudocordulia: Brief Summary

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Pseudocordulia is a small genus of dragonflies that are endemic to tropical northeastern Australia. They are medium-sized, bronze-black dragonflies with clear wings. Its taxonomic placement has varied, with some authors placing it in the monotypic family Pseudocorduliidae, while others include it in Corduliidae or Synthemistidae.

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