Micromidia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Micromidia |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Austrocorduliidae |
| Genus: | Micromidia Fraser, 1959 |
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Micromidia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae. They are small to medium-sized dragonflies, coloured black or metallic green with pale markings, and endemic to eastern Australia.
Species
The genus Micromidia includes the following species:
- Micromidia atrifrons (McLachlan, 1883) – forest mosquitohawk
- Micromidia convergens Theischinger & Watson, 1978 – early mosquitohawk
- Micromidia rodericki Fraser, 1959 – Thursday Island mosquitohawk
Note about family
There are differing views as to the family that Micromidia best belongs to:
- It is considered to be part of the Austrocorduliidae family at the Australian Faunal Directory
- It is considered to be part of the Synthemistidae family in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History
- It is considered to be part of the Corduliidae family at Wikispecies
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