User:Wobbegong23/Cordulegastridae
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Taxonomy
[edit]The family Cordulegastridae is in the insect order Odonata, part of the infraorder Anisoptera, the group for Dragonflies and sister to Zygoptera, the group for Damselflies. [1] Within the family Cordulegastridae there are 51 species amongst three different genre. These genera include Anotogaster, Cordulegaster, and Neallogaster which have 15, 30, and 6 species respectively. [1]
The name Cordulegastridae comes from the Greek kordylinus, 'club-shaped' and gaster, belly. The common name spiketails refers to the females' prominent ovipositors.[2]
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[edit]- ^ a b "Families & Genera of Odonata | University of Puget Sound". www.pugetsound.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Berger, Cynthia; Hansen, Amelia (2004). Dragonflies. Internet Archive. Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2971-0.