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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: Libelluloidea

Familia: Corduliidae
Subfamilia: Corduliinae
Genus: Metaphya
Species: M. elongata – M. micans – M. stueberi – M. tillyardi
Name
Metaphya Laidlaw, 1912

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 stueberi (Lieftinck, 1938)
Metaphya tillyardi Ris, 1913

References
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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.
Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis (June 2017). "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

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