Austroepigomphus
| Austroepigomphus | |
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| Austroepigomphus turneri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Austroepigomphus Fraser, 1951[1] |
| Subgenera[2] | |
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Austroepigomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae.[4] The species are medium-sized with black and yellow markings. Segment 9 and segment 10 of their abdomen are stretched.[5] They are commonly known as hunters. The three species of Austroepigomphus are found on the eastern and northern areas of the Australian continent.
Taxonomy
[edit]In 1951, F.C. Fraser described the genus Austroepigomphus and assigned Onychogomphus praeruptus Selys, 1857, by original designation, as the type specimen.[1] In 1991, Tony Watson sunk the name Austroepigomphus to subgenus status.[3] Recent research has seen the name Austroepigomphus raised to genus level once again.[4]
Austroepigomphus may also be considered to have two subgenera: Austroepigomphus, with a single species, and Xerogomphus, with two species.[4][5]
Species
[edit]The genus Austroepigomphus includes three species:[6]
- Austroepigomphus praeruptus (Selys, 1857) - twinspot hunter
- Austroepigomphus gordoni (Watson, 1962) - western red hunter
- Austroepigomphus turneri (Martin, 1901) - flame-tipped hunter
Etymology
[edit]The genus name Austroepigomphus combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Epigomphus, a genus name derived from the Greek prefix ἐπί (epi, “upon” or “on”) and Gomphus, a genus of dragonflies. The name refers to a southern representative of that group.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Fraser, F.C. (1951). "A note on the synonymy of some species of Australian Gomphidae (Odonata)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 87: 254-255 [254].
- ↑ "Names List for Austroepigomphus Fraser, 1951". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- 1 2 Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "The Australian Gomphidae (Odonata)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 5: 289-441 [337]. doi:10.1071/IT9910289 – via CSIRO publishing.
- 1 2 3 "Genus Austroepigomphus Fraser, 1951". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9781486313747.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
