Austrophlebia
| Austrophlebia | |
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| Austrophlebia costalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Austrophlebia Tillyard, 1916[1] |
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Austrophlebia is a small genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae.[2] Species of this dragonfly are very large with strong yellow markings on the thorax.[3] They are endemic to eastern Australia.
Species
The genus contains two species:[4]
- Austrophlebia costalis (Tillyard, 1907) – southern giant darner[5]
- Austrophlebia subcostalis Theischinger, 1996 – northern giant darner[3]
Etymology
The genus name Austrophlebia combines austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with -phlebia, from Greek φλέψ (phleps, “vein”).
In 1916, Tillyard noted that the genus was closely allied to Telephlebia and Austroaeschna, and the name reflects this relationship by incorporating elements of both.[6]
References
- ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1916). "Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion". Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 33: 1–83 [21]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00253.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Genus Austrophlebia Tillyard, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- 1 2 Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ↑ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis; Deliry, Cyrille. "World Odonata List". Puget Sound Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrophlebia costalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T163523A14258000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163523A14258000.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 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.
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