Biology:Notoaeschna

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Notoaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae,[1] endemic to south-eastern Australia.[2]

Species of Notoaeschna are large, dark brown to black dragonflies with yellow markings.[3]

Species

The genus Notoaeschna includes the following species:[4]

Etymology

The genus name Notoaeschna is derived from the Greek νότος (notos, "south" or "the south wind"), combined with -aeschna, a suffix commonly used for dragonflies associated with the Aeshna group. The name refers to a southern representative of that group.[5][6]

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Notoaeschna Tillyard, 1916". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Notoaeschna. 
  2. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 140. 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. 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. ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1916). "Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion". Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 33: 1–83 [58]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00253.x. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31596226. 
  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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