Austrogomphus arbustorum

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Toothed hunter
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Austrogomphus
Subgenus: Austrogomphus
Species:
A. arbustorum
Binomial name
Austrogomphus arbustorum
Tillyard, 1906 [1]
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Austrogomphus arbustorum, also known as Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) arbustorum, is a species of very small dragonfly of the family Gomphidae, [2] commonly known as the toothed hunter. [3] It inhabits rivers and pools in northern Queensland, Australia. [4] [5]

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Austrogomphus arbustorum is a black and yellow dragonfly. [3]

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References

  1. Tillyard, R.J. (1906). "Descriptions of three new species of Austrogomphus (Neuroptera: Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 30: 547–554 [247] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Species Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) arbustorum Tillyard, 1906". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 168. ISBN   978 0 64309 073 6.
  4. 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.
  5. 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. p. 278. ISBN   0643051368.