Cordulephya pygmaea

Common shutwing
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Austrocorduliidae
Genus: Cordulephya
Species:
C. pygmaea
Binomial name
Cordulephya pygmaea
Selys, 1870[2]
Map showing distribution along the eastern coast of Australia
Range in eastern Australia

Cordulephya pygmaea is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae,[3][4] and is commonly known as the common shutwing.[5] It is endemic to eastern Australia,[5] where it inhabits streams.[6][7]

It is small to tiny in size, black or purplish-black with yellowish markings. Unusually for Anisoptera, it rests with its wings folded above its body in a similar manner to many damselflies.[5]

Etymology

The genus name Cordulephya combines Cordulia, a genus name derived from the Greek κορδύλη (kordylē, "club" or "cudgel"), with Greek φυή (phyē, "form", "stature" or "growth"), thus meaning "having the form of Cordulia".[2][8]

The species name pygmaea is derived from the Greek πυγμαῖος (pygmaios, "pygmy" or "dwarf"), referring to its small size.[2][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Cordulephya pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T14272778A59256583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14272778A59256583.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Selys-Longchamps, E. (1870). "Sous-famille des Cordulines, Sélys (1)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (in French). 14: iii–vii [vi] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Species Cordulephya pygmaea Selys, 1870". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  5. 1 2 3 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-4863-1374-7.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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. p. 278. ISBN 0-643-05136-8.
  8. 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
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