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Diphlebiidae

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Also known as Philogangidae

Diphlebiidae is no longer recognised as a biological family. It was the name given to a small family of damselflies, the azure damselflies, with species in two genera: Diphlebia and Philoganga. Diphlebia is found in Australia and Philoganga is found in Southeast Asia. They are large and thick-bodied damselflies. They rest with their wings spread out. The Diphlebiidae were also known as Philogangidae.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Diphlebiidae is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Zygoptera, Philoganga and Australia.

It is catalogued under topics including Calopterygoidea and Obsolete arthropod taxa.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderOdonata
  5. FamilyDiphlebiidae

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Diphlebiidae is no longer recognised as a biological family. It was the name given to a small family of damselflies, the azure damselflies, with species in two genera: Diphlebia and Philoganga. Diphlebia is found in Australia and Philoganga is found in Southeast Asia. They are large and thick-bodied damselflies. They rest with their wings spread out. The Diphlebiidae were also known as Philogangidae.

Diphlebiidae is now split: The genus Diphlebia is now considered to belong to the family Lestoideidae. The genus Philoganga is now considered to belong to the family Philogangidae.

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