Austroepigomphus

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Austroepigomphus
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Austroepigomphus turneri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Austroepigomphus
Fraser, 1951 [1]
Subgenera [2]
  • Austroepigomphus (Austroepigomphus) Fraser, 1951 [1]
  • Austroepigomphus (Xerogomphus) Watson, 1991 [3]
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Austroepigomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. [4] The species are medium-sized with black and yellow markings. Segment 9 and segment 10 of their abdomen are stretched. [5] They are commonly known as hunters. The three species of Austroepigomphus are found on the eastern and northern areas of the Australian continent.

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Taxonomy

In 1951, F.C. Fraser described the genus Austroepigomphus and assigned Onychogomphus praeruptus Selys, 1857, by original designation, as the type specimen. [1] In 1991, Tony Watson sunk the name Austroepigomphus to subgenus status. [3] Recent research has seen the name Austroepigomphus raised to genus level once again. [4]

Austroepigomphus may also be considered to have two subgenera: Austroepigomphus, with a single species, and Xerogomphus, with two species. [4] [5]

Species

The genus Austroepigomphus includes three species: [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Fraser, F.C. (1951). "A note on the synonymy of some species of Australian Gomphidae (Odonata)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 87: 254-255 [254].
  2. ↑ "Names List for Austroepigomphus Fraser, 1951". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "The Australian Gomphidae (Odonata)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 5: 289-441 [337]. doi:10.1071/IT9910289 – via CSIRO publishing.
  4. 1 2 3 "Species Austroepigomphus Fraser, 1951". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN   9781486313747.
  6. ↑ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis; Deliry, Cyrille. "World Odonata List". Puget Sound Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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