Synthemistidae
Family of dragonflies
"Southern emerald" redirects here. For the moth with this common name, see
Synchlora frondaria .
The Synthemistidae are the family of dragonflies commonly known as tigertails , or sometimes called southern emeralds . This family is part of the superfamily Libelluloidea .[ 2] [ 3]
Synthemistidae is an ancient dragonfly family, with some species occurring in Australia and New Guinea .[ 4] Synthemidae .[ 5]
Genera
The family Synthemistidae includes the following genera:[ 2] [ 6]
Apocordulia Watson, 1980 Archaeophya Fraser, 1959 Archaeosynthemis Carle, 1995 Austrocordulia Tillyard, 1909 Austrophya Tillyard, 1909 Austrosynthemis Carle, 1995 Choristhemis Tillyard, 1910 Cordulephya Selys, 1870 Eusynthemis Förster, 1903 Gomphomacromia Brauer, 1864 Hesperocordulia Tillyard, 1911 Idionyx Hagen, 1867 Idomacromia Karsch, 1896 Lathrocordulia Tillyard, 1911 Lauromacromia Geijskes, 1970 Macromidia Martin, 1907 Micromidia Fraser, 1959 Neocordulia Selys, 1882 Neophya Selys, 1881 Nesocordulia McLachlan, 1882 Oxygastra Selys, 1870 Palaeosynthemis Forster, 1903 Parasynthemis Carle, 1995 Pseudocordulia Tillyard, 1909 Syncordulia Selys, 1882 Synthemiopsis Tillyard, 1917 Synthemis Selys, 1870 Tonyosynthemis Theischinger, 1998
See also
References
^ Tillyard, R.J. (1911). "Monograph of the genus Synthemis. (Neuroptera: Odonata)" . Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales . 35 : 312-377 [329] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library . ^ a b "Family Synthemistidae" . Australian Faunal Directory Australian Biological Resources Study . 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024 .^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Bechly, Günter; Bybee, Seth M.; Dow, Rory A.; Dumont, Henri J.; Fleck, Günther; Garrison, Rosser W.; Hämäläinen, Matti; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Karube, Haruki; May, Michael L.; Orr, Albert G.; Paulson, Dennis R.; Rehn, Andrew C.; Theischinger, Günther; Trueman, John W.H.; Van Tol, Jan; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Ware, Jessica (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)" . Zootaxa . 3703 (1): 36– 45. doi :10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9 hdl :10072/61365 ISSN 1175-5334 . ^ "Synthemistidae - Tigertail Dragonflies" . Brisbane Insects and Spiders . May 2013.^
"Synthemidae" . encyclopedia.com . Oxford University Press. 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2024 .
^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List" . OdonataCentral, University of Alabama .
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