Biology:Austrophya monteithorum

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Summit mystic
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Austrocorduliidae
Genus: Austrophya
Species:
A. monteithorum
Binomial name
Austrophya monteithorum
Theischinger, 2019[2]
Map showing the distribution of Austrophya monteithorum at Thornton Peak, Queensland
Known distribution at Thornton Peak, Queensland

Austrophya monteithorum is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae.[3][4][5] It is commonly known as the summit mystic.[6] It is listed as Data deficient by the IUCN.[1] The species is endemic to the summit plateau of Thornton Peak in tropical Queensland, Australia.[2][6]

Etymology

The species is named after Geoff and Sybil Monteith of the Queensland Museum, who collected the type material during an expedition to Thornton Peak in 1984.[2]

Description and ecology

Austrophya monteithorum is known only from larval specimens collected at the summit plateau of Thornton Peak.[2][6]

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Theischinger, G. (2021). "Austrophya monteithorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T173412461A173412545.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/173412461/173412545. Retrieved 28 September 2024. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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. 
  3. ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  4. ↑ 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. 
  5. ↑ "Species Austrophya monteithorum Theischinger, 2019". Australian Biological Resources Study. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrophya_monteithorum. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 406. ISBN 978-1-4863-1374-7. 

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