Biology:Austrothemis nigrescens
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Short description: Species of insect
| Swamp flat-tail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Austrothemis Ris, 1912[3] |
| Species: | A. nigrescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Austrothemis nigrescens (Martin, 1901)[2]
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Austrothemis nigrescens is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae,[4] commonly known as the swamp flat-tail.[5] It is endemic to southern Australia, where it inhabits lakes and swamps.[6][7] It is a small dragonfly; the male has a flattened abdomen with black and red markings, and the female has black and yellow markings.[5]
Austrothemis nigrescens is the only species in the genus Austrothemis.[5]
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See also
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
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- ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Austrothemis nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T163536A5612932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163536A5612932.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163536/5612932. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Martin, R. (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien" (in fr). Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 14: 220–248 [222]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10101219.
- ↑ Ris, F. (1912). "Libellulinen 6". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. 14. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 701–836 [738]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9676277.
- ↑ "Species Austrothemis nigrescens (Martin, 1901)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrothemis_nigrescens.
- ↑ 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. 282. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 207. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q3073339 entry
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