Notolibellula
| Notolibellula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Libellulinae |
| Genus: | Notolibellula Theischinger & Watson, 1977[1] |
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Notolibellula is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae,[2] endemic to northern Australia.[3][4] The single known species is a medium-sized dragonfly with the male having a bluish thorax and a red end to his abdomen.[3]
Species
The genus Notolibellula includes only one species:[2][5]
- Notolibellula bicolor Theischinger & Watson, 1977 - bicoloured skimmer
Etymology
The genus name Notolibellula combines the Greek νότος (notos, "south wind", hence "southern") with Libellula, a predominantly European genus. The name refers to the southern or Australian distribution of the genus.[1][6]
See also
References
- 1 2 Theischinger, G.; Watson, J.A.L. (1977). "Notolibellula bicolor, a new libelluline dragonfly from northern Australia (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 16 (4): 417–420 [417]. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00132.x.
- 1 2 "Genus Notolibellula Theischinger & Watson, 1977". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ 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 0643051368.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- ↑ Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 145 (443 & 444): 34–53 [45]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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