Biology:Tanypteryx

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Short description: Genus of dragonflies

Tanypteryx
Tanypteryx pryeri on road.JPG
Tanypteryx pryeri
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Petaluridae
Genus: Tanypteryx
Kennedy, 1917

Tanypteryx is a small genus of dragonflies in the family Petaluridae. The genus contains only two species. One Tanypteryx hageni (Selys, 1879), the black petaltail, occurs in the Pacific Northwest and the other, Tanypteryx pryeri (Selys, 1889), is found in Japan .

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2625792 entry