Telephlebia
| Telephlebia | |
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| Telephlebia tryoni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Telephlebia Selys, 1883[1] |
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Telephlebia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae,[2] endemic to eastern Australia.[3] Species of Telephlebia are medium to large, dark chestnut brown dragonflies with dark markings on the leading edge of their wings.[4] They are crepuscular and fly at dusk.[4]
Species
[edit]The genus Telephlebia includes the following species:[5]
- Telephlebia brevicauda Tillyard, 1916 – southern evening darner
- Telephlebia cyclops Tillyard, 1916 – northern evening darner
- Telephlebia godeffroyi Selys, 1883 – eastern evening darner
- Telephlebia tillyardi Campion, 1916 – tropical evening darner
- Telephlebia tryoni Tillyard, 1917 – coastal evening darner
- Telephlebia undia Theischinger, 1985 – Carnarvon evening darner
Etymology
[edit]The genus name Telephlebia is derived from the Greek τῆλε (tēle, "at a distance") and φλέψ (phleps, "vein"), referring to the unusually elongated vein near the leading edge of the wing.[1][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Selys-Longchamps, E. (1883). "Synopsis des Aeschnines. Première partie: Classification". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 3 (in French). 5: 712–748 [740] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Genus Telephlebia Selys, 1883". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- 1 2 Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
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