Austrogomphus mouldsorum

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Kimberley hunter
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Austrogomphus
Subgenus: Austrogomphus
Species:
A. mouldsorum
Binomial name
Austrogomphus mouldsorum
Austrogomphus mouldsorum distribution map.svg

Austrogomphus mouldsorum, also known as Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) mouldsorum, is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae, [3] commonly known as the Kimberley hunter. [4] It is only known from one location, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. [5]

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Austrogomphus mouldsorum is a medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly. [4]

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References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrogomphus mouldsorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T14277438A59256713. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14277438A59256713.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Theischinger, Günther (1999). "A new gomphid species from the Kimberleys in north-western Australia (Insecta: Odonata)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 31 (1): 369–372 [369] via Zobodat.
  3. "Species Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) mouldsorum Theischinger, 1999". 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. 172. 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. 203. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.