Austrophya monteithorum

Summit mystic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Austrocorduliidae
Genus: Austrophya
Species:
A. monteithorum
Binomial name
Austrophya monteithorum
Known distribution at Thornton Peak, Queensland

Austrophya monteithorum is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae.[3][4][5] It is commonly known as the summit mystic.[6] It is listed as Data deficient by the IUCN.[1] The species is endemic to the summit plateau of Thornton Peak in tropical Queensland, Australia.[2][6]

Etymology

The species is named after Geoff and Sybil Monteith of the Queensland Museum, who collected the type material during an expedition to Thornton Peak in 1984.[2]

Description and ecology

Austrophya monteithorum is known only from larval specimens collected at the summit plateau of Thornton Peak.[2][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Theischinger, G. (2021). "Austrophya monteithorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T173412461A173412545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T173412461A173412545.en. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Theischinger, G. (2019). "Austrophya monteithorum sp. nov., a new dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera, Libelluloidea) from tropical Queensland, Australia, with notes on its collection and locality". The Australian Entomologist. 46 (3): 145–155 – via Informit.
  3. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  4. ^ Goodman, Aaron; Abbott, John C.; Bybee, Seth M.; Ehlert, Juliana; Frandsen, Paul B.; Guralnick, Rob; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Newton, Lacie; Pinto, Ângelo Parise; Ware, Jessica L. (2025-10-09). "Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/syen.70000.
  5. ^ "Species Austrophya monteithorum Theischinger, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-4863-1374-7.
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