Biology:Huonia melvillensis
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
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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: | Huonia |
| Species: | H. melvillensis
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| Huonia melvillensis Brown & Theischinger, 1998[2]
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Huonia melvillensis is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae,[3] known as the forestwatcher.[4] It is the only species of Huonia in Australia, where it has been found on Melville Island, Northern Territory. It inhabits pools in streams.[5] It is a small dragonfly with black and pale green markings and a clubbed abdomen.[4]
Gallery
Male wings
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See also
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
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- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Huonia melvillensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T163828A87527607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163828A87527607.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163828/87527607. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Brown, G.R.; Theischinger, G. (1998). "Huonia melvillensis spec. nov., a new dragonfly from Australia (Anisoptera: Libellulidae)". Odonatologica 27 (1): 99–103 [100]. http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/record/592229.
- ↑ "Species Huonia melvillensis Brown & Theischinger, 1998". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Huonia_melvillensis.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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. 220. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
Wikidata ☰ Q2588214 entry
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