Austroaeschna eungella

Eungella darner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Austroaeschna
Species:
A. eungella
Binomial name
Austroaeschna eungella

Austroaeschna eungella is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[2] known as the Eungella darner.[3] It is found in the vicinity of Eungella National Park in North Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits rocky streams in the rainforest.[4]

Austroaeschna eungella is a black or brown dragonfly with pale markings. It resembles the dark forest darner, Austroaeschna pulchra,[1] which is found further south from near Brisbane through to Victoria.[4]

Etymology

The genus name Austroaeschna combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Aeshna, a genus of dragonflies.[5]

The species name eungella refers to Eungella, in northern Queensland, where the species was first recorded.[1][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Theischinger, Gunther (1993). "Two new species of Austroaeschna Selys from Queensland, Australia (Odonata: Aeshnidae: Brachytroninae)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 25 (2): 805–819 – via Zobodat.
  2. ↑ "Species Austroaeschna eungella (Theischinger, 1993)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  5. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  6. ↑ 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 [40]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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