Metaphya

Metaphya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Anisoptera
Superfamily:	Libelluloidea
Family:	Corduliidae
Genus:	Metaphya; Laidlaw, 1912
Synonyms
	Anacordulia Tillyard, 1926 ;

Metaphya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. Metaphya are found in Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia and parts of the Pacific region.

Species

The genus Metaphya includes the following species:

Metaphya elongata Campion, 1921
Metaphya micans Laidlaw, 1912
Metaphya tillyardi Ris, 1913

Etymology

The genus name Metaphya is derived from the Greek μετά (meta, "among" or "in the midst of") and φυή (phyē, "form", "stature" or "growth"), referring to its physical similarity to other corduliine genera.

References

1 2 Laidlaw, F.F. (1912). "On a new genus and species of Odonata from Sarawak". Sarawak Museum Journal. 1: 65–67 [65].
1 2 3 "Genus Metaphya Laidlaw, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.

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[Laidlaw_1912-1] 1 2 Laidlaw, F.F. (1912). "On a new genus and species of Odonata from Sarawak". Sarawak Museum Journal. 1: 65–67 [65].

[AFD-2] 1 2 3 "Genus Metaphya Laidlaw, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

[WOL-3] Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.

[Endersby_&_Fliedner_2015-4] Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.