Telephlebiidae was once regarded as a separate family of dragonflies that were endemic to eastern and south-western Australia.[1] However, recent taxonomic revisions have resulted in the classification of species that were previously placed in Telephlebiidae to now be part of the family Aeshnidae.
| Telephlebiidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Aeshnoidea |
| Family: | Telephlebiidae Cockerell, 1913 |
Taxonomy
editThe family Telephlebiidae was previously recognized as an independent family within the order Odonata. However, recent research and taxonomic updates have integrated the species that were once categorized under Telephlebiidae into the family Aeshnidae. Consequently, the family Telephlebiidae is now considered unnecessary.[2]
Species that were part of Telephlebiidae are now acknowledged in both the Australian Faunal Directory[3] and the World Odonata List maintained at the Slater Museum of Natural History,[4] and they are classified as members of the Aeshnidae family.
Genera
editThe family included the following genera:[3]
- Acanthaeschna Selys, 1883
- Antipodophlebia Fraser, 1960
- Austroaeschna Selys, 1883
- Austrophlebia Tillyard, 1916
- Dromaeschna Förster, 1908
- Notoaeschna Tillyard, 1916
- Spinaeschna Theischinger, 1982
- Telephlebia Selys, 1883
References
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- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (First ed.). Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 9781486313747.
- ^ a b "Family AESHNIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 24 August 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.