Hydrobasileus brevistylus

Hydrobasileus brevistylus
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Hydrobasileus
Species:
H. brevistylus
Binomial name
Hydrobasileus brevistylus
(Brauer, 1865),[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Tramea brevistyla Brauer, 1865

Hydrobasileus brevistylus is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[3][4] known as the water prince.[1] It is found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.[5]

Its natural habitats are freshwater swamps, lakes and ponds. The adult is a large dragonfly (wingspan 100mm, length 55mm) with its head and thorax black and yellow in colour. The abdomen is black with large yellow spots. In Australia, it ranges from the Northern Territory to Queensland and central New South Wales.[5] The taxon has not been assessed in the IUCN Red List.

Etymology

The genus name Hydrobasileus is derived from the Greek ὕδωρ (hydōr, "water") and βασιλεύς (basileus, "king").[6]

The species name brevistylus is derived from the Latin brevis ("short") and stilus ("a pointed instrument for writing"), referring to the short female appendages, known as styli.[2][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Dow, R.A. (2017). "Hydrobasileus brevistylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T83357158A83374183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83357158A83374183.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Brauer, Friedrich (1865). "Fünfter Bericht über die auf der Weltfahrt der kais. Fregatte Novara gesammelten Neuropteren". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 15: 975–978 [978] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. 1 2 "Species Hydrobasileus brevistylus (Brauer, 1865)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  6. 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
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