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Cordulephya
Genus of dragonflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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