Austrogomphus angelorum

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Murray River hunter
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Austrogomphus
Subgenus: Austrogomphus
Species:
A. angelorum
Binomial name
Austrogomphus angelorum
Tillyard, 1913 [2]
Austrogomphus angelorum distribution map.svg

Austrogomphus angelorum, also known as Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) angelorum, is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae, [3] commonly known as the Murray River hunter. [4] It inhabits slow-flowing parts of the Murray River in South Australia and on the border of New South Wales and Victoria. [5] [6]

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Austrogomphus angelorum is a tiny to medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly. [4]

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References

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  2. Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "Some descriptions of new forms of Australian Odonata". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 38: 229–241 [233]. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.13559 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) angelorum Tillyard, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 166. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 202. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
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