Austrophya

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Austrophya
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Austrophya mystica male, north Queensland
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Austrocorduliidae
Genus: Austrophya
Tillyard, 1909 [1]
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Distribution in north-eastern Australia

Austrophya is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae. [2] [3] [4] It is endemic to north-eastern Australia. [5]

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Species

This genus includes the following species: [2]

Etymology

The genus name Austrophya is formed from the Latin australis, meaning ‘southern’, combined with the suffix -phya, used in allied genera such as Neophya and Cordulephya. The construction reflects the genus’ southern (Australian) distribution and its presumed relationship to these genera. [6]

Taxonomy

Austrophya was monotypic from its description in 1909 until Austrophya monteithorum was described in 2019. [7]

In 2013 the genus was considered incertae sedis within Libelluloidea. [8] Subsequently, molecular and morphological studies have placed it in the family Austrocorduliidae. [3] [2]

References

  1. ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1909). "On some remarkable Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33 (1908): 737–751 [738] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. 1 2 3 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  3. 1 2 Goodman, Aaron; Abbott, John C.; Bybee, Seth M.; Ehlert, Juliana; Frandsen, Paul B.; Guralnick, Rob; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Newton, Lacie; Pinto, Ângelo Parise; Ware, Jessica L. (2025-10-09). "Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/syen.70000.
  4. ↑ "Genus Austrophya Tillyard, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study . Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN   9781486313747.
  6. ↑ Endersby, Ian (2012). "Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S." Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 134: 1–16.
  7. ↑ Theischinger, G. (2019). "Austrophya monteithorum sp. nov., a new dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera, Libelluloidea) from tropical Queensland, Australia, with notes on its collection and locality". The Australian Entomologist. 46 (3): 145–155 – via Informit.
  8. ↑ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Bechly, Günter; Bybee, Seth M.; Dow, Rory A.; Dumont, Henri J.; Fleck, Günther; Garrison, Rosser W.; Hämäläinen, Matti; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Karube, Haruki; May, Michael L.; Orr, Albert G.; Paulson, Dennis R.; Rehn, Andrew C.; Theischinger, Günther; Trueman, John W.H.; Van Tol, Jan; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Ware, Jessica (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)". Zootaxa. 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9.
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