Hemigomphus atratus

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Black vicetail
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Hemigomphus
Species:
H. atratus
Binomial name
Hemigomphus atratus
Watson, 1991 [2]
Hemigomphus atratus distribution map.svg
Synonyms

Austrogomphus atratusWatson, 1991

Hemigomphus atratus is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae, [3] known as the black vicetail. [4] It is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits rainforest streams. [5] [6]

Contents

Hemigomphus atratus is a small, black and yellow dragonfly. [4] Very little other information is known of this species, all of it coming from a single specimen found living at a freshwater stream near Tinaroo Dam, in north-eastern Queensland. [1]

Etymology

The species name atratus is a Latin word meaning clothed in black. Tony Watson named this species of dragonfly after its blackish brown abdomen. [2] [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "The Australian Gomphidae (Odonata)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 5 (2): 289–441 [313]. doi:10.1071/IT9910289.
  3. Watson, J. A. L. (2012). "Species Hemigomphus atratus Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 5: 289–441. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 190. 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. 219. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
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