Anax gibbosulus

Green emperor
Male, Cairns Queensland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anax
Species:
A. gibbosulus
Binomial name
Anax gibbosulus
Rambur, 1842[2]

Anax gibbosulus is a species of large dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae,[3] commonly known as the green emperor.[4] It inhabits swamps and brackish waters[5] from India through northern Australia to the Pacific.[6]

Anax gibbosulus is a very large dragonfly with a green body and dark brown tail with pale markings.[6]

Etymology

The genus name Anax is derived from the Greek ἄναξ (anax, "king" or "sovereign"), likely referring to the dominant behaviour of Anax imperator.[7]

The species name gibbosulus is derived from the Latin gibbosus ("humped") and the diminutive suffix -ulus, hence "slightly humped", referring to a hump on the abdomen.[2][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Anax gibbosulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T50959558A83377724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T50959558A83377724.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [187] – via Gallica.
  3. ↑ "Species Anax gibbosulus Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  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. pp. 278 [183]. ISBN 0-643-05136-8.
  7. 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
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