Austroaeschna

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Austroaeschna
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Alpine Darner
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Austroaeschna
Selys, 1883 [1]
Austroaeschna distribution map.svg

Austroaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the diverse family Aeshnidae. [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]

The following species are considered to be in the genus Austroaeschna by the Australian Faunal Directory. [5]

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<i>Austroaeschna speciosa</i> Species of dragonfly

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<i>Austroaeschna obscura</i> Species of dragonfly

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<i>Austroaeschna unicornis</i> Species of dragonfly

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<i>Austroaeschna christine</i> Species of dragonfly

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<i>Austroaeschna eungella</i> Species of dragonfly

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<i>Austroaeschna muelleri</i> Species of dragonfly

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<i>Austroaeschna subapicalis</i> Species of dragonfly

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<i>Austroaeschna sigma</i> Species of dragonfly

Austroaeschna sigma is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the sigma darner. It inhabits the upper reaches of small mountain streams in New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland, Australia.

<i>Austroaeschna hardyi</i> Species of dragonfly

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<i>Notoaeschna geminata</i> Species of dragonfly

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<i>Spinaeschna watsoni</i> Species of dragonfly

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References

  1. Selys-Longchamps, Edmond (1883). "Synopsis des Aeschnines. Première partie: Classification". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 3 (in French). 5: 712–748 [732] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Family AESHNIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
  4. Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  5. "Genus Austroaeschna". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.