Biology:Notolibellula
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Notolibellula is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae,[1] endemic to northern Australia.[2][3] The single known species is a medium-sized dragonfly with the male having a bluish thorax and a red end to his abdomen.[2]
Species
The genus Notolibellula includes only one species:[1][4]
- Notolibellula bicolor Theischinger & Watson, 1977 - bicoloured skimmer
Etymology
The genus name Notolibellula combines the Greek νότος (notos, "south wind", hence "southern") with Libellula, a predominantly European genus. The name refers to the southern or Australian distribution of the genus.[5][6]
See also
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Genus Notolibellula Theischinger & Watson, 1977". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Notolibellula.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 262. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ Theischinger, G.; Watson, J.A.L. (1977). "Notolibellula bicolor, a new libelluline dragonfly from northern Australia (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 16 (4): 417–420 [417]. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00132.x.
- ↑ Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 145 (443 & 444): 34–53 [45]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46371079.
Data related to Notolibellula at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q2684704 entry
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