Pseudagrion cingillum

Northern riverdamsel
Male, Mareeba, Queensland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Pseudagrion
Species:
P. cingillum
Binomial name
Pseudagrion cingillum
(Brauer, 1869)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Agrion cingillum Brauer, 1869
  • Pseudagrion papuense Tillyard, 1926

Pseudagrion cingillum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,[4] commonly known as a northern riverdamsel.[5] It is a medium-sized, blue and black damselfly.[6] It is found in northern Australia and New Guinea, where it inhabits streams, pools and ponds.[7]

Etymology

The genus name Pseudagrion is derived from the Greek ψευδής (pseudēs, "false" or "not true"), combined with Agrion, a genus name derived from the Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild"). Agrion was the name given in 1775 by Johan Christian Fabricius for all damselflies.[8]

The species name cingillum is the diminutive of the Latin cingulum ("girdle"), meaning "small girdle", likely referring to the narrow abdominal rings.[2][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Pseudagrion cingillum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T14264021A59256528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14264021A59256528.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Brauer, F. (1869). "Beschreibung neuer Neuropteren aus dem Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 19: 9–18 [11] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Species Pseudagrion cingillum (Brauer, 1869)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  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. ISBN 0-643-05136-8.
  7. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  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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