Biology:Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Slender tigertail
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Synthemistidae
Genus: Tonyosynthemis
Species:
T. ofarrelli
Binomial name
Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli
(Theischinger & Watson, 1986)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Synthemis ofarrelli Theischinger & Watson, 1986

Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli, more commonly known as the slender tigertail,[4] is a species of Odonata from the family Synthemistidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia, along the eastern coast. They tend to live along or near freshwater streams or rivers, which is also where Odonata tend to lay their eggs.[3]

Life

As an adult, Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli is a predator, feeding on smaller dragonflies and larvae. Females lay their eggs along streams.[3] Samples of larvae and exuviae were collected at multiple sites in the 1990s in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. The sites consisted of the Timbara River near Billyrimba, the Boonoo Boonoo Falls, and at Wild Bull Park along the Wilson River, also nicknamed "The Bluff". Researchers successfully collected first-instar exuviae and a specimen of a female along the Wilson River, which matches the description from an earlier specimen of a confirmed male Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli, so scientists have concluded that the female specimen collected is that of Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli.[5]

Female specimen

The collected female specimen's hindwing was about 34.2 millimetres (1.35 in), with an abdomen measuring about 36.5 mm (1.44 in). The female's head was dark brown in colour, with a small yellow spot below its eyes. Its wings were lacking the male's yellow median ray, but did include a membrane based at the bottom of the wings that was dirty yellow in colour. The specimen's abdomen was slightly compressed, and a section of its tergum was without a yellow dorsal spot, although the rest of its tergum did include various dorsal patches.[5]

Etymology

In 1998, Günther Theischinger named the genus Tonyosynthemis in honour of two friends and fellow odonatologists, the late Tony Watson (1935–1993) and the late A. F. (Tony) O'Farrell (1917–1997). The genus name combines the name "Tony" with the existing genus name Synthemis.[6][7]

In 1986, Günther Theischinger and Tony Watson named this species ofarrelli, an eponym honouring A. F. (Tony) O'Farrell in recognition of his contributions to the knowledge of Australian Odonata.[2][6][7]

  • Female wings
    Female wings
  • Male wings
    Male wings

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87539893A87540229.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/87539893/87540229. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Theischinger, G.; Watson, J.A.L. (1986). "Synthemis ofarrelli spec. nov., a new corduliid dragonfly from Australia". Odonatologica 15 (4): 457–464 [458]. http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/record/591764. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Species Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli (Theischinger & Watson, 1986)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Tonyosynthemis_ofarrelli. 
  4. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 G. Theischinger (30 July 1999). "New and little-known Synthemistidae from Australia (Insecta: Odonata)". Linzer Biologische Beiträge 31 (1): 373–379. http://www.biologiezentrum.at/pdf_frei_remote/LBB_0031_1_0373-0379.pdf. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46371079. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hämäläinen, Matti (9 February 2016). "Catalogue of individuals commemorated in the scientific names of extant dragonflies, including lists of all available eponymous species-group and genus-group names – Revised edition". International Dragonfly Fund Report 92: 1–132. ISSN 1435-3393. https://dragonflyfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IDF_Report_92_Haemaelaeinen_2016.pdf. 

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