Biology:Gynacantha kirbyi

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Slender duskhawker
Male
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Gynacantha
Species:
G. kirbyi
Binomial name
Gynacantha kirbyi
Krüger, 1898[2]

Gynacantha kirbyi is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[3] known as the slender duskhawker.[4] It is found in northern Queensland, Australia,[5] the Maluku Islands, Tanimbar and New Guinea.[6]

Gynacantha kirbyi is a large, dull-coloured dragonfly with a strongly constricted waist in its abdomen at segment 3. Wings of the female have a brown colouring near their base. It is a crepuscular insect and flies at dawn and dusk.[6]

Etymology

The genus name Gynacantha is derived from Greek γυνή (gynē, “woman”) and ἄκανθα (akantha, “thorn”). The name refers to the spines at the end of the female abdomen.[7]

In 1898, Leopold Krüger named this species kirbyi, an eponym honouring the English entomologist William Forsell Kirby (1844–1912).[2][7][8]

  • Male appendages
    Male appendages
  • Female wings
    Female wings
  • Male wings
    Male wings

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Gynacantha kirbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87531053A87533956.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/87531053/87533956. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Krüger, L. (1898). "Die Odonaten von Sumatra. II. Theil. Familie Aeschniden" (in German). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 59: 267–331 [278]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8946618. 
  3. ↑ "Species Gynacantha kirbyi Krüger, 1898". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Gynacantha_kirbyi. 
  4. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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 0-643-05136-8. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 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. 
  8. ↑ Hämäläinen, Matti (9 February 2016). "Catalogue of individuals commemorated in the scientific names of extant dragonflies, including lists of all available eponymous species-group and genus-group names – Revised edition". International Dragonfly Fund Report 92: 1–132. ISSN 1435-3393. https://dragonflyfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IDF_Report_92_Haemaelaeinen_2016.pdf. 

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