Biology:Austrothemis

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Austrothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae,[1] endemic to southern Australia.[2][3] The single known species, Austrothemis nigrescens,[4] is commonly known as the swamp flat-tail.[2] It is endemic to southern Australia, where it inhabits lakes and swamps.[5][3] It is a small dragonfly; the male has a flattened abdomen with black and red markings, and the female has black and yellow markings.[2]

Etymology

The genus name Austrothemis combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with -themis, from the Greek Θέμις (Themis), the goddess of divine law, order and justice. In early odonate taxonomy, names ending in -themis were introduced by Hagen and were widely used for dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[6]

The species name nigrescens is derived from the Latin nigresco ("to become black"), referring to the dark colouring of much of the thorax and the markings on the abdomen.[6]

  • Photo of female wings
    Photo of female wings
  • Photo of male wings
    Photo of male wings

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Austrothemis Ris, 1912". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrothemis. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. 
  4. ↑ "Species Austrothemis nigrescens (Martin, 1901)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrothemis_nigrescens. 
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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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