Biology:Austroaeschna
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Short description: Genus of dragonflies
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| Alpine Darner | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Telephlebiidae |
| Genus: | Austroaeschna Selys, 1883[1] |
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Austroaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the diverse family Telephlebiidae.[2]
Species of Austroaeschna are brown to black large dragonflies with dull or brightly coloured markings.[3] One species is found in south-western Australia, while other species of Austroaeschna are indigenous to eastern Australia.
Species
The genus Austroaeschna includes the following species:[4]
- Austroaeschna anacantha Tillyard, 1908 – western darner
- Austroaeschna atrata Martin, 1909 – mountain darner
- Austroaeschna christine Theischinger, 1993 – S-spot darner
- Austroaeschna cooloola Theischinger, 1991 – wallum darner
- Austroaeschna eungella Theischinger, 1993 – eungella darner
- Austroaeschna flavomaculata Tillyard, 1916 – alpine darner
- Austroaeschna hardyi Tillyard, 1917 – lesser Tasmanian darner
- Austroaeschna inermis Martin, 1901 – whitewater darner
- Austroaeschna ingrid Theischinger, 2008 - Grampians darner
- Austroaeschna muelleri Theischinger, 1982 – Carnarvon darner
- Austroaeschna multipunctata (Martin, 1901) – multi-Spotted darner
- Austroaeschna obscura Theischinger, 1982 – Sydney mountain darner
- Austroaeschna parvistigma Selys, 1883 – swamp darner
- Austroaeschna pinheyi Theischinger, 2001 – inland darner
- Austroaeschna pulchra Tillyard in Martin, 1909 – forest darner
- Austroaeschna sigma Theischinger, 1982 – sigma darner
- Austroaeschna speciosa Sjöstedt, 1917 – tropical unicorn darner
- Austroaeschna subapicalis Theischinger, 1982 – conehead darner
- Austroaeschna tasmanica Tillyard, 1916 – Tasmanian darner
- Austroaeschna unicornis (Martin, 1901) – unicorn darner
References
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- ↑ Selys-Longchamps, Edmond (1883). "Synopsis des Aeschnines. Première partie: Classification." (in fr). Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 3 5: 712–748 [732]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36085936.
- ↑ "Genus Austroaeschna Selys, 1883". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austroaeschna;TELEPHLEBIIDAE.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/.
Wikidata ☰ Q1374120 entry
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