Austroargiolestes elke

Azure flatwing
Adult female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Argiolestidae
Genus: Austroargiolestes
Species:
A. elke
Binomial name
Austroargiolestes elke

Austroargiolestes elke is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae,[3] commonly known as an azure flatwing.[4] It is endemic to the vicinity of Eungella National Park in north-central Queensland, where it inhabits streams in rainforests.[5]

Austroargiolestes elke is a medium-sized to large, black and blue damselfly, with strong pruinescence on adult bodies.[4] Like other members of the family Argiolestidae, it rests with its wings outspread.[6]

Etymology

The genus name Austroargiolestes combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Argiolestes, the name of a related genus. It refers to a southern representative of that group.[7]

In 1986, Günther Theischinger and Tony O'Farrell named this species elke, an eponym honouring the collector’s wife, Elke Müller.[2][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroargiolestes elke". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T87531963A87533996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87531963A87533996.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Theischinger, G.; O'Farrell, A.F. (1986). "The genus Austroargiolestes Kennedy (Zygoptera: Megapodagrionidae)". Odonatologica. 15 (4): 387–428 [396].
  3. ↑ "Species Austroargiolestes elke Theischinger & O'Farrell, 1986". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  6. ↑ 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 0-643-05136-8.
  7. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  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.
  9. ↑ 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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