Biology:Antipodogomphus hodgkini
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
Pilbara dragon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Gomphidae |
Genus: | Antipodogomphus |
Species: | A. hodgkini
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Binomial name | |
Antipodogomphus hodgkini Watson, 1969[1]
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Antipodogomphus hodgkini is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae,[2] known as the Pilbara dragon.[3] It is endemic to the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where it inhabits rivers, streams and pools.[4]
Antipodogomphus hodgkini is a small to medium-sized black and yellow dragonfly with a long tail.[5]
Antipodogomphus hodgkini was discovered and named by Tony Watson and Gunter Theiscinger in Western Australia in 1969. [6]
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See also
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
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- ↑ Watson, J.A.L. (1969). "Taxonomy, ecology, and zoogeography of dragonflies (Odonata) from the north-west of Western Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology 17 (1): 65–112 [97]. doi:10.1071/ZO9690065.
- ↑ "Species Antipodogomphus hodgkini Watson, 1969". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Antipodogomphus_hodgkini.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 186. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 191. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- ↑ 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. pp. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian (2011). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". https://royalsoc.org.au/images/pdf/journal/145_Endersby.pdf.
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