Gomphomacromiidae
| Gomphomacromiidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Gomphomacromiidae Tillyard & Fraser, 1940[1] |
Gomphomacromiidae is a small family of dragonflies within the superfamily Libelluloidea, occurring both in southern South America (Chile) and Australia.[2][3]
The family comprises two genera, Archaeophya and Gomphomacromia, together containing a small number of species characterised by a combination of morphological traits that historically made their higher-level placement uncertain.[4]
Taxonomic history
Gomphomacromiidae has had a complicated taxonomic history. Although its genera were usually considered part of the superfamily Libelluloidea, the exact placement of Archaeophya was uncertain for many years, and it was often treated as incertae sedis by different authors.[4][3]
Molecular and morphological studies published in 2025 helped to clarify this situation. These studies showed that Archaeophya and Gomphomacromia are closely related and form a distinct group within Libelluloidea, supporting their placement together in the family Gomphomacromiidae.[5]
This arrangement, including both genera in Gomphomacromiidae, is followed by the World Odonata List (2025).[3]
References
- ^ Tillyard, R.J.; Fraser, F.C. (1940). "A reclassification of the order Odonata based on some new interpretations of the venation of the dragonfly wing". The Australian Zoologist. 9: 124–396 [387] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (First ed.). Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ a b c Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- ^ a b Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Bechly, Günter; Bybee, Seth M.; Dow, Rory A.; Dumont, Henri J.; Fleck, Günther; Garrison, Rosser W.; Hämäläinen, Matti; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Karube, Haruki; May, Michael L.; Orr, Albert G.; Paulson, Dennis R.; Rehn, Andrew C.; Theischinger, Günther; Trueman, John W.H.; Van Tol, Jan; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Ware, Jessica (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)". Zootaxa. 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. hdl:10072/61365. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Goodman, Aaron; Abbott, John C.; Bybee, Seth; Ehlert, Juliana; Frandsen, Paul B.; Guralnick, Rob; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Newton, Lacie; Pinto, Ângelo Parise; Ware, Jessica L. (2025-10-09). Christopher Owen (ed.). "Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/syen.70000.