Biology:Huonia

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Huonia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[1] Species of this genus are found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.[2][3]

Species

The genus Huonia includes the following species:[4]

  • Huonia arborophila Lieftinck, 1942
  • Huonia aruana Lieftinck, 1935
  • Huonia daphne Lieftinck, 1953
  • Huonia epinephela Förster, 1903
  • Huonia ferentina Lieftinck, 1953
  • Huonia hylophila Lieftinck, 1942
  • Huonia hypsophila Lieftinck, 1963
  • Huonia melvillensis Brown & Theischinger, 1998
  • Huonia moerens Lieftinck, 1963
  • Huonia oreophila Lieftinck, 1935
  • Huonia rheophila Lieftinck, 1935
  • Huonia silvicola Lieftinck, 1942
  • Huonia thais Lieftinck, 1953
  • Huonia thalassophila Förster, 1903
  • Huonia thisbe Lieftinck, 1953

Etymology

The genus name Huonia is named for Huon Gulf in eastern Papua New Guinea, where the original specimens of the genus were collected.[5][6]

References

  1. "Genus Huonia Förster, 1903". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Huonia. 
  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. 
  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. 
  4. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  5. Förster, F. (1903). "Odonaten aus Neu-Guinea III". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica) 1 (2): 509–554 [515]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56377357. 
  6. 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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