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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Nannophya Rambur, 1842 |
Nannophya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are found in Asia and Australia. They are commonly known as Pygmyflies. Species of Nannophya are small to tiny dragonflies often brightly coloured. It includes Nannophya pygmaea, the scarlet dwarf, which is considered to be the world's smallest dragonfly.
Species
The genus Nannophya includes the following species:
- Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865
- Nannophya dalei (Tillyard, 1908) - Eastern Pygmyfly
- Nannophya katrainensis Singh, 1955
- Nannophya occidentalis (Tillyard, 1908) - Western Pygmyfly
- Nannophya paulsoni Theischinger, 2003- Scarlet Pygmyfly
- Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842 - Scarlet dwarf