| Epiophlebia | |
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| Epiophlebia superstes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Epiprocta |
| Infraorder: | Epiophlebioptera |
| Family: | Epiophlebiidae |
| Genus: | Epiophlebia Calvert, 1903 |
| Species | |
The genus Epiophlebia is the sole member of the family Epiophlebiidae, which is itself the sole living representative of the Epiproctan infraorder Epiophlebioptera, and it contains only two species. These two species were historically placed in their own suborder Anisozygoptera, considered intermediate between dragonflies and damselflies, mainly because the hind wings are very similar in size and shape to the forewings and held back over the body at rest, as in damselflies. It has more recently been recognized that the genus Epiophlebia shares a more recent ancestor with dragonflies (having become separated from these in and around of the uplifting Himalayas[1][2]), and the group has accordingly been reclassified as an infraorder within the dragonflies.
Cited references [link]
- ^ Tillyard R J (1921). "On an Anisozygopterous Larva from the Himalayas (Order Odonata)". Records of the Indian Museum 22 (2): 93–107. https://www.archive.org/stream/recordsofindianm22indi#page/93/mode/1up/.
- ^ Fraser FC (1934). Fauna of British India. Odonata. Volume 2. Taylor & Francis. p. 151. https://www.archive.org/stream/FraserOdonata2/odonata2#page/n174/mode/1up/search/Epiophlebia.
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