Uropetala

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Cladus: Odonatoptera
Cladus: Holodonata
Ordo: Odonata
Subordo: Epiprocta
Infraordo: Anisoptera
Superfamilia: Aeshnoidea

Familia:Petaluridae
Subfamilia: Petalurinae
Genus: Uropetala
Species (2): U. carovei – U. chiltoni
Name
Uropetala Selys, 1858

Uropetala is a small genus of very large dragonflies in the family Petaluridae. They are endemic to New Zealand. Unlike most dragonflies, the larvae are not aquatic, but terrestrial, living in flooded burrows in damp forest or banks.
Uropetala dragonfly carved on a Māori pare or lintel.

The genus contains only two species:[1]

Uropetala carovei (White, 1846) – bush giant dragonfly
Uropetala chiltoni Tillyard, 1921 – mountain giant dragonfly

References

Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis (3 September 2016). "World Odonata List". World Odonata List. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-15.

External links

Uropetala dragonflies discussed on RNZ Critter of the Week, 16 September 2016