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Apocordulia
Genus of dragonflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Apocordulia is a genus of dragonflies in the superfamily Libelluloidea,[3] endemic to the Murray-Darling Basin in eastern Australia.[4]
Apocordulia is a monotypic genus with only one species, Apocordulia macrops,[5][6] commonly known as a nighthawk.[4] Apocordulia macrops is a medium-sized, dull coloured dragonfly with large eyes.[4] It inhabits inland rivers [7] and flies at dawn and dusk.[8]
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Etymology
The word Apocordulia is derived from two words: apo from the Greek ἀπό meaning from or away, and Cordulia the genus of dragonfly. Tony Watson described the dragonfly genus Apocordulia as appearing different to the normal appearance of a Cordulia dragonfly.[2][9]
The species name macrops is derived from two Greek words makros (μακρός) meaning long, and ops (ὤψ) meaning eye, describing the long eye seam.[2][9]
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Female Apocordulia macrops wings
Male Apocordulia macrops wings
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Note about family
Recent taxonomic research could not assign the genus Apocordulia to any family and it was placed incertae sedis within the superfamily Libelluloidea.[10]
Prior to this, Apocordulia had been considered to be part of one of several families: Austrocorduliidae, Synthemistidae or Corduliidae.[11]
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