Biology:Micromidia atrifrons

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Forest mosquitohawk
Forest Mosquitohawk (male) 9839.jpg
Male Cairns, Australia.
Forest Mosquitohawk (female) 9876.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Austrocorduliidae
Genus: Micromidia
Species:
M. atrifrons
Binomial name
Micromidia atrifrons
(McLachlan, 1883)[2]
Micromidia atrifrons distribution map.svg

Micromidia atrifrons is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae,[3] known as the Forest mosquitohawk.[4] It is a small to medium-sized, black to metallic green dragonfly with pale markings on its abdomen,[4] endemic to north-eastern Australia,[5] where it inhabits streams.[6]

Gallery

  • Female dorsal view

  • Female lateral view

  • Female detail

  • Female wings

  • Male wings

Note

There is uncertainty about which family Micromidia atrifrons best belongs to: Austrocorduliidae,[3] Synthemistidae,[7] or Corduliidae.[8]

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Micromidia atrifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T163572A5617655. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163572A5617655.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163572/5617655. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ McLachlan, R. (1883). "Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Corduline du sous-genre Syncordulia" (in fr). Comptes-rendus des séances de la Société entomologique de Belgique. 3 32: xc-xci [xc]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50037086. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Species Micromidia atrifrons (McLachlan, 1883)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Micromidia_atrifrons. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 232. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  5. ↑ 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. ISBN 0643051368. 
  6. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 224. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf. 
  7. ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  8. ↑ "Micromidia". 2006. https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Micromidia. 

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