Archaeophya adamsi

Horned urfly
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Gomphomacromiidae
Genus: Archaeophya
Species:
A. adamsi
Binomial name
Archaeophya adamsi
Fraser, 1959[2]

Archaeophya adamsi, commonly known as Adam's emerald dragonfly or horned urfly,[3][4][5] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphomacromiidae.[6][7] This is an Australian endemic and one of the rarest dragonflies in the country. It breeds in rivers and streams in coastal areas of Queensland and New South Wales.[8]

Nymphs of this species grow to 23 mm in length and live among rocks and detritus along stream margins. They can be identified by the distinctive two-lobed frontal plate on the head. The nymph lives for around 7 years. The adult is a fairly large and robust dragonfly, blackish brown with narrow yellow rings. The adult probably only lives for a few months.[3]

Etymology

The genus name Archaeophya is derived from the Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaios, "ancient"), combined with φυή (phyē, "form", "stature" or "growth"). The name refers to archaic features in the wing structure, suggesting affinities with South American dragonflies of the same family.[2][9]

In 1959, F. C. Fraser named this species adamsi, an eponym honouring the Queensland coleopterist Ernest Adams, who collected the original specimen.[2][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2019). "Archaeophya adamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T14271964A59256548. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T14271964A59256548.en. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Fraser, F.C. (1959). "New genera and species of Odonata from Australia in the Dobson Collection". The Australian Zoologist. 12: 352–361 [355] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. 1 2 "Adam's Emerald Dragonfly - Archaeophya adamsi" (PDF). NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. NSW Department of Primary Industries. 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-4863-1374-7.
  5. ↑ "Species Archaeophya adamsi Fraser, 1959". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Goodman, Aaron; Abbott, John C.; Bybee, Seth M.; Ehlert, Juliana; Frandsen, Paul B.; Guralnick, Rob; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Newton, Lacie; Pinto, Ângelo Parise; Ware, Jessica L. (2025-10-09). "Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/syen.70000.
  7. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  8. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  9. 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  10. ↑ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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