Telephlebia tryoni

Coastal evening darner
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Telephlebia
Species:
T. tryoni
Binomial name
Telephlebia tryoni

Telephlebia tryoni is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[3] known as the coastal evening darner.[4] It is a medium to large, dark chestnut brown dragonfly with dark markings on the leading edge and base of its wings.[5] It is endemic to eastern Australia,[4] where it has been found along streams in rainforests and open areas,[6] and flies at dusk.[5]

Etymology

The genus name Telephlebia is derived from the Greek τῆλε (tēle, "at a distance") and φλέψ (phleps, "vein"), referring to the unusually elongated vein near the leading edge of the wing.[7]

In 1917, Tillyard named this species tryoni, an eponym honouring Henry Tryon (1856-1943), Government Entomologist of Queensland.[2][8][9][10]

  • Female wings
  • Male wings

See also

References

  1. ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Telephlebia tryoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T14260009A59256463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14260009A59256463.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Tillyard, R.J. (1917). "On some new dragonflies from Australia and Tasmania (Order Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 42: 450–479 [459]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.4860 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ "Species Telephlebia tryoni Tillyard, 1917". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. ^ a b 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. ISBN 0-643-05136-8.
  6. ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  7. ^ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  8. ^ "Tryon, Henry". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  9. ^ Endersby, Ian (2012). "Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S." Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 134: 1–16.
  10. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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