Metaphya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[2] Metaphya are found in Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia and parts of the Pacific region.[2]
| Metaphya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Subfamily: | Corduliinae |
| Genus: | Metaphya Laidlaw, 1912[1] |
Species edit
The genus Metaphya includes the following species:[3]
- Metaphya elongata Campion, 1921
- Metaphya micans Laidlaw, 1912
- Metaphya stueberi (Lieftinck, 1938)
- Metaphya tillyardi Ris, 1913
References edit
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- ^ Laidlaw, F.F. (1912). "On a new genus and species of Odonata from Sarawak". Sarawak Museum Journal. 1: 65–67 [65].
- ^ a b "Genus Metaphya Laidlaw, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis (June 2017). "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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