Austroagrion pindrina

Pilbara billabongfly
Mating pair
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Austroagrion
Species:
A. pindrina
Binomial name
Austroagrion pindrina
Watson, 1969[2]

Austroagrion pindrina, commonly known as Pilbara billabongfly,[3] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae[4] It is a small damselfly; the male is blue and black.[3] It is endemic to the Pilbara region of Western Australia,[5] where it inhabits streams and still waters.[6]

Etymology

The genus name Austroagrion combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning "south wind", hence "southern") with Agrion, a genus name derived from Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild"). Austroagrion thus refers to a southern representative of that group.[7]

The species name pindrina is derived from Pindrina Springs in Hamersley Range, Western Australia, where the species occurs.[2][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroagrion pindrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T14263125A59256498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14263125A59256498.en.
  2. 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 [68]. doi:10.1071/ZO9690065.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  4. ↑ "Species Austroagrion pindrina Watson, 1969". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  7. ↑ Endersby, Ian (2012). "Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S." Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 134: 1–16.
  8. ↑ 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 [38]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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