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Micromidia

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Micromidia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae.^[2] They are small to medium-sized dragonflies, coloured black or metallic green with pale markings, and endemic to eastern Australia.^[3]

The genus Micromidia includes the following species:^[4]

There are differing views as to the family that Micromidia best belongs to:

It is considered to be part of the Austrocorduliidae family at the Australian Faunal Directory^[2]
It is considered to be part of the Synthemistidae family in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History^[4]
It is considered to be part of the Corduliidae family at Wikispecies

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^ Fraser, F.C. (1959). "New genera and species of Odonata from Australia in the Dobson Collection". The Australian Zoologist. 12: 352–361 [352] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ ^a ^b "Genus Micromidia Fraser, 1959". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
^ ^a ^b Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 24 March 2017.