Brachydiplax duivenbodei
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Brachydiplax |
| Species: | B. duivenbodei |
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Brachydiplax duivenbodei is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[4] It is known by the common name darkmouth.[5] It is native to Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and Queensland in Australia.[1]
Description
Males of this species are typical in colour for the genus, being bright powder blue on both the thorax and abdomen whereas females lack the pruinescence. The labrum is brown to black, thus giving the species its common name of darkmouth, as opposed to the similar palemouth (Brachydiplax denticauda). This species usually has seven antenodal crossveins in the fore-wing and six antenodal crossveins in the hind-wing. It is small in size with a wingspan of 40 to 60 millimeters. Though brightly coloured, the males often go unnoticed by an observer once they land on a lily pad or similar place.[6]
Habitat
This species can be found in habitat with still and slow-moving waters.[1]
Etymology
The genus name Brachydiplax is derived from the Greek βραχύς (brakhys, "short"), combined with Diplax, a genus name derived from the Greek δίς (dis, "twice") and πλάξ (plax, "flat and broad"). The name refers to the relationship of the genus to Diplax.[7]
In 1866, Brauer named this species duivenbodei, an eponym honouring Maarten Dirk van Renesse van Duivenbode (1804-1878), then resident in Sulawesi, who provided specimens to Johann Jacob Kaup, director of the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt in Germany.[7][8]
Gallery
This head on view depicts the dark mouth
Highlighting seven antenodal crossveins in the forewing and six in the hindwing.jpg)
Male wings
References
- 1 2 3 Kalkman, V.J. (2020). "Brachydiplax duivenbodei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T163884A83378289. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T163884A83378289.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Brauer, F. (1866). "Beschreibungen neuer exotischer Libellen". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 16: 563–570 [569] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "Species Brachydiplax duivenbodei (Brauer, 1866)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ↑ "Brachydiplax duivenbodei". Atlas of Living Australia.
- ↑ Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- ↑ 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.
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