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Cordulephya

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Cordulephya
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Cordulephya is a genus of dragonflies assigned to the superfamily Libelluloidea, and endemic to eastern Australia.[2] The species are small to tiny in size, coloured black, or purplish-black, with yellowish markings. Unusually for Anisoptera, these dragonflies rest with their wings folded above their body in a similar manner to many species of damselfly.[3][4] They are commonly known as shutwings.

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Species

The genus Cordulephya includes four species:[2][5]

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Taxonomy

Cordulephya was formerly considered a genus within the family Cordulephyidae.[6] Recent taxonomic revisions have classified the genus Cordulephya as no longer being assigned to a family, but is now placed incertae sedis within the superfamily Libelluloidea.[7]

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