Telephlebiidae is a
family
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of
dragonflies
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threa ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to eastern and south-western Australia.
They are medium-sized to very large dragonflies, generally found around streams.
The family Telephlebiidae is not recognised in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History, but rather its species are considered to be part of the
Aeshnidae
The Aeshnidae, also called aeshnids, hawkers, or darners, is a family of dragonflies. The family includes the largest dragonflies found in North America and Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its o ...
family.
Genera
The family includes the following genera:
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Acanthaeschna''
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Antipodophlebia''
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Austroaeschna''
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Austrophlebia''
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Dromaeschna''
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Notoaeschna''
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Spinaeschna''
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Telephlebia''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q12005436
Odonata families
Odonata of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Insects described in 1913