Austrosticta fieldi

Northern pondsitter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Isostictidae
Genus: Austrosticta
Species:
A. fieldi
Binomial name
Austrosticta fieldi

Austrosticta fieldi is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae,[3] commonly known as a northern pondsitter.[4] It has been recorded from Northern Territory, Australia, where it inhabits streams.[5]

Austrosticta fieldi is a medium-sized damselfly, coloured a dull grey-brown with some pale markings.[4]

Etymology

The genus name Austrosticta combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning "south wind", hence "southern") with -sticta, from Greek στικτός (stiktos, "spotted" or "tattooed").[6]

In 1908, Robin Tillyard named this species fieldi, an eponym honouring the collector James F. Field of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory.[2][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrosticta fieldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T14278663A59256768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14278663A59256768.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "On a collection of dragonflies from central Australia, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 32 (1907): 761–767 [765]. Bibcode:1908PLSNS..32..761T. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19587 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Species Austrosticta fieldi Tillyard, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 72. 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. 207. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  6. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  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. ↑ 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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