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The genus belongs to the Meganeuridae, a family including other similarly giant dragonfly-like insects ranging from the Late Carboniferous to Middle Permian. With single wing length reaching 32 centimetres (13 in) [ 1 ] and a wingspan about 65–75 cm (2.13–2.46 ft), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] M. monyi is one of the largest-known flying insect species .
Meganisoptera is an extinct order of large dragonfly-like insects, informally known as griffenflies or (incorrectly) as giant dragonflies. The order was formerly named Protodonata, the "proto-Odonata", for their similar appearance and supposed relation to modern Odonata (damselflies and dragonflies).
The wingspan of T. plagiata specimens held at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (formerly the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research) were between 134 millimeters and 144 millimeters, [20] with another account putting T. plagiata at a wingspan of 160 millimeters, [15] putting T. plagiata additionally as the largest Anisopteran in ...
The largest lacewing is the Australian "blue eyes lacewing" (Nymphes myrmeleonides), which can measure up to 4 cm (1.6 in) in length and span 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings. [41] Some forms of this ancient order could grow extremely large during the Jurassic period and may have ranked among the largest insects ever. [42]
Prehistoric animals of Prehistoric Asia This category is for Animals of Asia that are only known from fossils. For recently extinct species, see Extinct animals of Asia .
Map of Asia. This is a list of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) [a] and continues to the present day. [1] This list includes the Asian continent and its surrounding islands, including Cyprus.
The emperor dragonfly [2] or blue emperor [1] (Anax imperator) is a large species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae. It is the largest dragonfly in most of Europe, including the United Kingdom, [ 2 ] although exceeded in some areas by other species.
T. plagiata is the world's largest dragonfly by wingspan and the female T. plagiata is probably the heaviest living odonate. [1] The genus contains the following species: [2] Tetracanthagyna bakeri Campion in Laidaw, 1928; Tetracanthagyna brunnea McLachlan, 1898; Tetracanthagyna degorsi Martin, 1895; Tetracanthagyna plagiata (Waterhouse, 1877 ...