Austrophya monteithorum

Summit mystic
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Austrocorduliidae
Genus:	Austrophya
Species:	A. monteithorum
Binomial name
Austrophya monteithorum Theischinger, 2019 [2]
Known distribution at Thornton Peak, Queensland

Austrophya monteithorum is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae. ^{[3] [4] [5]} It is commonly known as the summit mystic. ^[6] It is listed as Data deficient by the IUCN. ^[1] The species is endemic to the summit plateau of Thornton Peak in tropical Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [6]}

Etymology

The species is named after Geoff and Sybil Monteith of the Queensland Museum, who collected the type material during an expedition to Thornton Peak in 1984. ^[2]

Description and ecology

Austrophya monteithorum is known only from larval specimens collected at the summit plateau of Thornton Peak. ^{[2] [6]}

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Theischinger, G. (2021). "Austrophya monteithorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T173412461A173412545. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T173412461A173412545.en . Retrieved 28 September 2024.
2. 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.
3. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
4. 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.
5. "Species Austrophya monteithorum Theischinger, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study . Retrieved 1 September 2024.
6. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN   978-1-4863-1374-7.