| Petalura | |
|---|---|
| |
| Petalura ingentissima | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Petaluridae |
| Genus: | Petalura Leach, 1815 |
| |
Petalura is a genus of very large dragonflies in the family Petaluridae. Species of Petalura are brown or black with yellow markings and usually clear wings. The anal appendages of the males are broad and leaf-like giving them their common name of petaltails. They are endemic to south-western and eastern Australia.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
- Petalura gigantea Leach, 1815 - South-eastern petaltail
- Petalura hesperia Watson, 1958 - Western petaltail
- Petalura ingentissima Tillyard, 1908 - Giant petaltail
- Petalura litorea Theischinger, 1999 - Coastal petaltail
- Petalura pulcherrima Tillyard, 1913 - Beautiful petaltail
References
- Leach, William (1815). The zoological miscellany : being descriptions of new, or interesting animals. Vol. 2. London: Printed by B. McMillan for E. Nodder & Son. pp. 61–154 . doi:10.5962/bhl.title.41372 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "Genus Petalura Leach, 1815". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Petalura | |