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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Metaphya Laidlaw, 19121 |
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Metaphya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.2 Metaphya are found in Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia and parts of the Pacific region.2
Species
The genus Metaphya includes the following species:3
- Metaphya elongata Campion, 1921
- Metaphya micans Laidlaw, 1912
- Metaphya tillyardi Ris, 1913
Etymology
The genus name Metaphya is derived from the Greek μετά (meta, "among" or "in the midst of") and φυή (phyē, "form", "stature" or "growth"), referring to its physical similarity to other corduliine genera.14
References
References
- Laidlaw, F.F. (1912). "On a new genus and species of Odonata from Sarawak". Sarawak Museum Journal. 1: 65–67 [65].
- "Genus Metaphya Laidlaw, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.