Austroaeschna muelleri
| Carnarvon darner | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Austroaeschna |
| Species: | A. muelleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Austroaeschna muelleri Theischinger, 1982[2]
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Austroaeschna muelleri is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[3] known as the Carnarvon darner.[4] It has been found only in Carnarvon National Park in Central Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits small rocky streams.[5]
The male Austroaeschna muelleri is black with blue markings, while the female is brown with yellow markings.[4]
Etymology
The genus name Austroaeschna combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Aeshna, a genus of dragonflies.[6]
In 1982, Günther Theischinger named this species muelleri, an eponym honouring his friend and supporter Leonard Müller of Berowra, New South Wales.[2][7][8][9]
Gallery
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Female wings
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Male wings
See also
References
- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroaeschna muelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T14255740A59256378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14255740A59256378.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Gunther (1982). "A revision of the Australian genera Austroaeschna Selys and Notoaeschna Tillyard (Odonata: Aeshnidae: Brachytroninae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 30 (87): 1–67 [10]. doi:10.1071/AJZS087.
- ^ "Species Austroaeschna muelleri (Theischinger, 1982)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- ^ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- ^ Theischinger, G. (1973). "Eine zweite Art der Gattung Austrocordulia Tillyard (Odonata: Anisoptera)" (PDF). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien (in German). 77: 387–397 [388] – via ZOBODAT.
- ^ 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 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ 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" (PDF). International Dragonfly Fund Report. 92: 1–132. ISSN 1435-3393.
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