Podopteryx is a damselfly genus. It belongs in the family Argiolestidae.[2] They are very large damselflies found in Indonesia,[1] New Guinea and Australia.[3]
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| Podopteryx selysi Australian Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Argiolestidae |
| Genus: | Podopteryx Selys, 1871[1] |
Species
editThe genus Podopteryx has three described species:[4][5]
- Podopteryx casuarina Lieftinck, 1949
- Podopteryx roseonotata Selys, 1871
- Podopteryx selysi (Foerster, 1899) – Treehole Flatwing[3]
References
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- ^ a b Selys-Longchamps, E. (1871). "Aperçu statistique sur les Névroptères Odonates". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (in French). 19: 409–416 [415] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Genus Podopteryx Selys, 1871". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Podopteryx". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 May 2024.