Zyxomma elgneri

Short-tailed duskdarter
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Zyxomma
Species:
Z. elgneri
Binomial name
Zyxomma elgneri
Ris, 1913[2]

Zyxomma elgneri is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[3][4] known as the short-tailed duskdarter.[5] It is a slender and short-bodied dragonfly with dull-coloured markings.[5] It inhabits a range of water sources including rivers, ponds and swamps in northern and eastern Australia,[6] and New Guinea.[7]

Etymology

The genus name Zyxomma is derived from the Greek ζεῦξις (zeuxis, "yoking" or "joining together") and ὄμμα (omma, "eye"), referring to the large, adjoining eyes.[8]

In 1913, Friedrich Ris named this species elgneri, an eponym honouring Hermann Elgner (c. 1856–1913) for access to his extensive collections from northern Australia and the Aru Islands.[2][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Zyxomma elgneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T87535402A87540059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87535402A87540059.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Ris, F. (1913). "Libellulinen 7". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps (in German). Vol. 15. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 837–964 [905]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9137 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Species Zyxomma elgneri Ris, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 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.
  5. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  6. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. 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.
  9. ↑ Hämäläinen, Matti (9 February 2016). "Catalogue of individuals commemorated in the scientific names of extant dragonflies, including lists of all available eponymous species-group and genus-group names – Revised edition" (PDF). International Dragonfly Fund Report. 92: 1–132. ISSN 1435-3393.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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