Biology:Austroepigomphus
Austroepigomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae.[1] The species are medium-sized with black and yellow markings. Segment 9 and segment 10 of their abdomen are stretched.[2] They are commonly known as hunters. The three species of Austroepigomphus are found on the eastern and northern areas of the Australian continent.
Taxonomy
In 1951, F.C. Fraser described the genus Austroepigomphus and assigned Onychogomphus praeruptus Selys, 1857, by original designation, as the type specimen.[3] In 1991, Tony Watson sunk the name Austroepigomphus to subgenus status.[4] Recent research has seen the name Austroepigomphus raised to genus level once again.[1]
Austroepigomphus may also be considered to have two subgenera: Austroepigomphus, with a single species, and Xerogomphus, with two species.[1][2]
Species
The genus Austroepigomphus includes three species:[5]
- Austroepigomphus praeruptus (Selys, 1857) - twinspot hunter
- Austroepigomphus gordoni (Watson, 1962) - western red hunter
- Austroepigomphus turneri (Martin, 1901) - flame-tipped hunter
Etymology
The genus name Austroepigomphus combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Epigomphus, a genus name derived from the Greek prefix ἐπί (epi, “upon” or “on”) and Gomphus, a genus of dragonflies. The name refers to a southern representative of that group.[6]
See also
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Genus Austroepigomphus Fraser, 1951". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austroepigomphus;GOMPHIDAE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9781486313747.
- ↑ Fraser, F.C. (1951). "A note on the synonymy of some species of Australian Gomphidae (Odonata)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 87: 254-255 [254].
- ↑ Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "The Australian Gomphidae (Odonata)". Invertebrate Taxonomy 5: 289-441 [337]. doi:10.1071/IT9910289. https://doi.org/10.1071/IT9910289.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283318421_The_Naming_of_Australia's_Dragonflies.
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