Austropetaliidae

Austropetaliidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Austropetaliidae
Genera
Austropetalia Tillyard, 1916 Archipetalia Tillyard, 1917 Hypopetalia McLachlan, 1870 Phyllopetalia Selys, 1858

The Austropetaliidae are a small family of dragonflies occurring only in Chile and Australia.

References

Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.

Extant Odonata families

Hemiphlebioidea	Hemiphlebiidae (ancient greenling)

Calopterygoidea	Amphipterygidae Calopterygidae (jewelwings or demoiselles) Chlorocyphidae (jewels) Dicteriadidae (barelegs) Diphlebiidae (azure damselflies) Euphaeidae (gossamerwings) Polythoridae (bannerwings)

Coenagrionoidea (closed wing damselflies)	Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged or pond damselflies) Isostictidae (narrow-wings) Platycnemididae (white-legged damselflies) Platystictidae (shadowdamsels) Protoneuridae (threadtails, bambootails) Pseudostigmatidae (helicopter damselflies or forest giants)

Lestoidea	Lestidae (spreadwings) Lestoideidae Megapodagrionidae (flatwings) Perilestidae (shortwings) Pseudolestidae Synlestidae (sylphs or malachites)

Epiophlebioptera	Epiophlebioptera

Anisoptera
(dragonflies)

Aeshnoidea	Aeshnidae (hawkers or darners) Austropetaliidae Gomphidae (clubtail dragonflies) Petaluridae (giant dragonfly and relatives)

Cordulegastroidea	Chlorogomphidae Cordulegastridae (spiketails) Neopetaliidae (Neopetalia punctata)

Libelluloidea	Corduliidae (emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers) Libellulidae (skimmers or perchers) Macromiidae (cruisers or skimmers) Synthemistidae (tigertails)

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