Hemiphlebiidae
Sign in to saveHemiphlebiidae is a family of damselflies. It contains only one extant species, the ancient greenling, native to south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. The fossil record of the group extends back to the Late Jurassic, making them the oldest known crown group damselflies.
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- Lestoidea
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- Hemiphlebiidae
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Hemiphlebiidae is a family of damselflies. It contains only one extant species, the ancient greenling, native to south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. The fossil record of the group extends back to the Late Jurassic, making them the oldest known crown group damselflies.
== Taxonomy == Extant genus Hemiphlebia Selys, 1869, Australia, Extant.
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