Antipodogomphus hodgkini
| Pilbara dragon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Antipodogomphus |
| Species: | A. hodgkini |
| Binomial name | |
| Antipodogomphus hodgkini | |
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Antipodogomphus hodgkini is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae,[2] known as the Pilbara dragon.[3] It is endemic to the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where it inhabits rivers, streams and pools.[4]
Antipodogomphus hodgkini is a small to medium-sized black and yellow dragonfly with a long tail.[5]
Antipodogomphus hodgkini was collected and named by Tony Watson and Gunter Theiscinger in Western Australia in 1969.[6]
Etymology
The genus name Antipodogomphus is derived from the Greek ἀντίποδες (antipodes, "those situated on the opposite side of the Earth"), combined with Gomphus, a genus name derived from the Greek γόμφος (gomphos, "peg" or "nail"), referring to the shape of the male abdomen. The name refers to the southern representative of that group.[7]
In 1969, Tony Watson named this species hodgkini, an eponym honouring E. P. Hodgkin (1908-1998) of the Department of Zoology, University of Western Australia, who supervised the early work and provided the original specimens.[1][8][9]
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Male wings
See also
References
- 1 2 Watson, J.A.L. (1969). "Taxonomy, ecology, and zoogeography of dragonflies (Odonata) from the north-west of Western Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology. 17 (1): 65–112 [97]. doi:10.1071/ZO9690065.
- ↑ "Species Antipodogomphus hodgkini Watson, 1969". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- ↑ 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. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian (2011). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published" (PDF).
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- ↑ Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 145 (443 & 444): 34–53 [41]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ Hämäläinen, Matti (9 February 2016). "Catalogue of individuals commemorated in the scientific names of extant dragonflies, including lists of all available eponymous species-group and genus-group names – Revised edition" (PDF). International Dragonfly Fund Report. 92: 1–132. ISSN 1435-3393.
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