Austrocoenagrion

Swamp bluet
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Austrocoenagrion
Kennedy, 1920[2]
Species:
A. lyelli
Binomial name
Austrocoenagrion lyelli
(Tillyard, 1913)[3]
Synonyms[4]
  • Agrion lyelli Tillyard, 1913
  • Agrion brisbanense Tillyard, 1917

Austrocoenagrion is a monotypic genus of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae.[5] The single species of this genus, Austrocoenagrion lyelli,[6] is commonly known as a swamp bluet.[7]

Austrocoenagrion lyelli is a medium-sized damselfly, the male is bright blue with black markings.[8] It is found in south-eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams, pools and lakes.[9]

Taxonomy

The species, Austrocoenagrion lyelli, was originally described as Agrion lyelli by Robin Tillyard in 1913.[3] It was later transferred to the genus Coenagrion, where it was known as Coenagrion lyelli.[10].

Agrion brisbanense, from Brisbane, described by Tillyard in 1917, was subsequently found to represent the same species. It is now treated as a synonym.[6]

The species is currently placed in the genus Austrocoenagrion.[4]

Etymology

The genus name Austrocoenagrion combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Coenagrion, the name of a related genus. It refers to a southern representative of that group.[11]

In 1913, Robin Tillyard named this species lyelli, an eponym honouring his friend, the naturalist George Lyell (1866-1951).[3][12][13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Austrocoenagrion lyelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T163530A5612194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163530A5612194.en.
  2. ↑ Kennedy, C.H. (1920). "Forty-two hitherto unrecognized genera and subgenera of Zygoptera". Ohio Journal of Science. 21: 83-88 [84] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. 1 2 3 Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 37 (1912): 404–479 [449]. Bibcode:1913PLSNS..37..404T. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22352 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. 1 2 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  5. ↑ "Genus Austrocoenagrion Kennedy, 1920". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 26 Mar 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Species Austrocoenagrion lyelli (Tillyard, 1913)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 Mar 2026.
  7. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  10. ↑ Kimmins, D.E. (1970). "A list of the type-specimens of Odonata in the British Museum (Natural History) Part III". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 24: 171–205.
  11. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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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