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Cordulephya
Sign in to saveCordulephya is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae, endemic to eastern Australia. Species are small to tiny, black or purplish-black with yellowish markings. Unusually for Anisoptera, they rest with their wings folded above the body, similar to some damselflies. They are commonly known as shutwings.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyCorduliidae
Cordulephya est un genre de libellules de la famille des Synthemistidae (sous-ordre des Anisoptères, ordre des Odonates)[1]. Liste des espèces Selon World Odonata List[1] : Cordulephya bidens Sjöstedt, 1917 Cordulephya divergens Tillyard, 1917 Cordulephya montana Tillyard, 1911 Cordulephya pygmaea Selys, 1870. Notes et références ↑ a et b Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson, « World Odonata List », University of Puget Sound (consulté le 2 juillet 2017)
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Cordulephya is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae, endemic to eastern Australia. Species are small to tiny, black or purplish-black with yellowish markings. Unusually for Anisoptera, they rest with their wings folded above the body, similar to some damselflies. They are commonly known as shutwings.
==Species== The genus includes four recognised species: Cordulephya bidens – tropical shutwing Cordulephya divergens – clubbed shutwing Cordulephya montana – mountain shutwing Cordulephya pygmaea – common shutwing
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