''Metaphya'' is a genus of

dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...

in the family

Corduliidae The Corduliidae, also knowns as the emeralds, emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers, is a family of dragonflies. These dragonflies are usually black or dark brown with areas of metallic green or yellow, and most of them have large, emerald-gr ...

. ''Metaphya'' are found in Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia and parts of the Pacific region.

Species

The genus ''Metaphya'' includes the following species: *'' Metaphya elongata'' *'' Metaphya micans'' *'' Metaphya stueberi'' *'' Metaphya tillyardi''

References

Corduliidae Anisoptera genera Odonata of Asia Odonata of Oceania Insects of New Guinea Insects of Indonesia Insects of Southeast Asia Insects of New Caledonia Taxa named by Frank Fortescue Laidlaw Insects described in 1912 {{Corduliidae-stub