Inland darner | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Aeshnidae |
Genus: | Austroaeschna |
Species: | A. pinheyi |
Binomial name | |
Austroaeschna pinheyi Theischinger, 2001 [2] | |
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Synonyms [3] | |
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Austroaeschna pinheyi is a species of Australian dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, [3] known as an inland darner. It has only been found in the Carnarvon Gorge vicinity of Central Queensland, where it inhabits streams. [4]
Austroaeschna pinheyi is a shorter-bodied blackish dragonfly with pale markings. [5]
In 2001, Günther Theischinger named this species pinheyi, an eponym in acknowledgement of his colleague Elliot Pinhey, [2] an entomologist who worked extensively in Africa and made major contributions to the knowledge of dragonflies and other insect groups. [6]
Until recently, Austroaeschna pinheyi was considered to be a subspecies of Austroaeschna unicornis . [3]