Biology:Austrogomphus praeruptus

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Austrogomphus praeruptus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Austrogomphus
Subgenus: Austroepigomphus
Species:
A. praeruptus
Binomial name
Austrogomphus praeruptus
(Selys, 1857)[2]
Austrogomphus praeruptus distribution map.svg
Synonyms[3]

Austrogomphus melaleucae Tillyard, 1909

Austrogomphus praeruptus, also known as Austrogomphus (Austroepigomphus) praeruptus, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae,[4][5] It inhabits slow streams, rivers and ponds in eastern Australia.[3][6]

Austrogomphus praeruptus is a medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly.[5]

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Note

The taxonomic status of Austrogomphus praeruptus and Austrogomphus melaleucae is uncertain. The type specimen originally used to describe Austrogomphus praeruptus is now lost.[5] It is probable that all dragonflies identified as Austrogomphus praeruptus may be Austrogomphus melaleucae if found north of the Victorian border.

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroepigomphus praeruptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T14276321A59256663. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14276321A59256663.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14276321/59256663. 
  2. Selys-Longchamps, E.; Hagen, H.A. (1857). "Monographie des Gomphines" (in fr). Mémoires de la Société des Sciences de Liège 11: 257–720 [655]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16242640. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 201. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. 
  4. "Species Austrogomphus (Austroepigomphus) praeruptus (Selys, 1857)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrogomphus_(Austroepigomphus)_praeruptus. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 178. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  6. 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. 

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