Pseudagrion jedda

Dusky riverdamsel
Male Pseudagrion jedda at Katherine, Northern Territory
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Pseudagrion
Species:
P. jedda
Binomial name
Pseudagrion jedda

Pseudagrion jedda is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,[3] commonly known as a dusky riverdamsel.[4] It is a large, dull and darkly coloured damselfly,[4] found in northern Australia, where it inhabits streams and lagoons.[5]

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.[6]

The species name jedda is named after the 1955 film Jedda, parts of which were filmed near Katherine, Northern Territory, the type locality.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Pseudagrion jedda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T14271951A59256533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14271951A59256533.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (eds.). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 20–51 [26]. ISBN 0-643-05136-8.
  3. ↑ "Species Pseudagrion jedda Watson & Theischinger, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  7. ↑ 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 [42]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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