Biology:Austrophya
Austrophya is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to north-eastern Australia.[4]
Species
This genus includes the following species:[1]
- Austrophya mystica Tillyard, 1909 – rainforest mystic
- Austrophya monteithorum Theischinger, 2019 – summit mystic
Etymology
The genus name Austrophya is formed from the Latin australis, meaning ‘southern’, combined with the suffix -phya, used in allied genera such as Neophya and Cordulephya. The construction reflects the genus’ southern (Australian) distribution and its presumed relationship to these genera.[5]
Taxonomy
Austrophya was monotypic from its description in 1909 until Austrophya monteithorum was described in 2019.[6]
In 2013 the genus was considered incertae sedis within Libelluloidea.[7] Subsequently, molecular and morphological studies have placed it in the family Austrocorduliidae.[2][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Goodman, Aaron; Abbott, John C.; Bybee, Seth M.; Ehlert, Juliana; Frandsen, Paul B.; Guralnick, Rob; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Newton, Lacie et al. (2025-10-09). "Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/syen.70000.
- ↑ "Genus Austrophya Tillyard, 1909". Australian Biological Resources Study. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrophya.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 406. ISBN 9781486313747.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian (2012). "Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S.". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 134: 1–16. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277204891.
- ↑ Theischinger, G. (2019). "Austrophya monteithorum sp. nov., a new dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera, Libelluloidea) from tropical Queensland, Australia, with notes on its collection and locality.". The Australian Entomologist 46 (3): 145–155. https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.683612154337428.
- ↑ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Bechly, Günter; Bybee, Seth M.; Dow, Rory A.; Dumont, Henri J.; Fleck, Günther; Garrison, Rosser W.; Hämäläinen, Matti et al. (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)". Zootaxa 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3703.1.9.
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