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Checklist of Family Petaluridae Needham, 1903 (grayback dragonfly)
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
209
1907
11343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
156
1275
7608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
114
1158
7401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
16
490
3635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
15
489
3631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Petaluroidea
Carle, 1986
1
8
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPetaluridae
Needham, 1903
Grayback dragonfly, Graybacks, Petaltails
8
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
8 Genera with 24 Species
Argentinopetala Petruleviciu..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Libellulium Westwood, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Mesuropetala Handlirsch, 18397SpeciesTaxom
Petalura Leach, 1913Petaltails7SpeciesTaxom
Phenes Rambur, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tachopteryx Uhler, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Tanypteryx Kennedy, 1889Black Petaltail3SpeciesTaxom
Uropetala Selys, 19214SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Argentinopetala archangelskyi J. F. Petrul..., 2003
Libellulium agrias J. O. Westwood, 1854
Libellulium kaupii Westwood, 1854
Libellulium longialata Muenster, 1839
Libellulium standingae Jarzembowski, 1994
Libellulium zdrzaleki Jarzembowski, 1994
Mesuropetala auliensis L. N. Pritykina, 1968
Mesuropetala costalis L. N. Pritykina, 1968
Mesuropetala koehleri Hagen, 1848
Mesuropetala magna G. Bechly, 2001
Mesuropetala muensteri E. F. Germar, 1839
Mesuropetala munsteri Germar, 1839
Petalura acutipennis Hagen, 1859
Petalura gigantea Leach, 1815Giant dragonfly
Petalura hesperia Watson, 1958Giant Western Dragonfly
Petalura ingentissima Tillyard, 1908Australian giant dragonfly
Petalura litorea Theischinger, 1999Coastal Petaltail
Petalura pulcherrima Tillyard, 1913Beatiful petaltail
Phenes raptor Rambur, 1842Chilean Petaltail
Tachopteryx thoreyi Hagen, 1858Gray petaltail
Tanypteryx hageni Selys, 1879Black Petaltail
Tanypteryx pryeri Selys, 1889
Uropetala carovei White, 1843Bush Giant Dragonfly
Uropetala carovei chiltoni Tillyard, 1921Mountain Giant Dragonfly
Uropetala chiltoni Tillyard, 1921Mountain Giant Dragonfly

Subnodes of Petaluridae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyPetalurinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTanypteryginae
Davies & Tobin, 1985
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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