Biology:Austroepigomphus

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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]

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Species Austroepigomphus Fraser, 1951". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austroepigomphus;GOMPHIDAE. 
  2. ↑ 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. 
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Fraser 1951a
  4. ↑ 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. 
  5. ↑ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis; Deliry, Cyrille. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/puget-sound-museum-natural-history/biodiversity-resources/insects/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 

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