List of Odonata species of Australia

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Alpine darner, Austroaeschna flavomaculata Austroaeschna flavomaculata male side.jpg
Alpine darner, Austroaeschna flavomaculata

This is a list of species of damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Australia.

Contents

Common names of species are linked, beside their scientific names.

The list is split into two groups: damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) and other dragonflies (infraorder Anisoptera). Those groups are organized in Families and then Genera and Species.

Zygoptera (damselflies)

Coenagrionidae

genus: Aciagrion

genus: Agriocnemis

genus: Archibasis

genus: Argiocnemis

genus: Austroagrion

genus: Austrocnemis

genus: Caliagrion

genus: Ceriagrion

genus: Coenagrion

genus: Ischnura

genus: Pseudagrion

genus: Teinobasis

genus: Xanthagrion

Hemiphlebiidae

genus: Hemiphlebia

Isostictidae

genus: Austrosticta

genus: Eurysticta

genus: Labidiosticta

genus: Lithosticta

genus: Neosticta

genus: Oristicta

genus: Rhadinosticta

Lestidae

genus: Austrolestes

genus: Indolestes

genus: Lestes

Lestoideidae

genus: Diphlebia

genus: Lestoidea

Megapodagrionidae

genus: Archiargiolestes

genus: Austroargiolestes

genus: Griseargiolestes

genus: Miniargiolestes

genus: Podopteryx

Platycnemididae

genus: Nososticta

Synlestidae

genus: Chorismagrion

genus: Episynlestes

genus: Synlestes

Anisoptera (dragonflies)

Aeshnidae

genus: Adversaeschna

  • Blue-spotted hawker, Adversaeschna brevistyla(Coastal areas from Cooktown in northern Queensland, south to Victoria, and the Pilbara in Western Australia)

genus: Agyrtacantha

genus: Anaciaeschna

genus: Anax

genus: Austrogynacantha

genus: Gynacantha

Austrocorduliidae

genus: Apocordulia

genus: Austrocordulia

genus: Austrophya

genus: Hesperocordulia

genus: Lathrocordulia

genus: Micromidia

Austropetaliidae

genus: Archipetalia

genus: Austropetalia

  • Northern redspot, Austropetalia annaliese(Eastern New South Wales)
  • Waterfall redspot, Austropetalia patricia(Coastal New South Wales)
  • Alpine redspot, Austropetalia tonyana(Southern New South Wales and Victoria between 600–1800 metres elevation)

Brachytronidae

genus: Dendroaeschna

Cordulephyidae

genus: Cordulephya

  • Common shutwing, Cordulephya pygmaea(Coastal mid-southern Queensland to Victoria, also inland to 600 metres elevation)
  • Tropical shutwing, Cordulephya bidens(Coastal central Queensland)
  • Clubbed shutwing, Cordulephya divergens(Coastal southern New South Wales)
  • Mountain shutwing, Cordulephya montana(Coastal to alpine New South Wales)

Corduliidae

genus: Hemicordulia

genus: Pentathemis

genus: Procordulia

Gomphidae

genus: Antipodogomphus

  • Southern dragon, Antipodogomphus acolythusQueensland except for Cape York and south-west, New South Wales except south-east and Victoria
  • Top End dragon, Antipodogomphus dentosusTop End of Northern Territory
  • Cape York dragon, Antipodogomphus edentulusCape York, Queensland
  • Pilbara dragon, Antipodogomphus hodgkiniPilbara region of Western Australia
  • Northern dragon, Antipodogomphus neophytusNorthern Australia, from Western Australia to Queensland
  • Spinehead dragon, Antipodogomphus proselythusCoastal Queensland

genus: Armagomphus

  • Armourtail, Armagomphus armigerSouth-western Western Australia.
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Austrogomphus guerini

genus: Austrogomphus

subgenusAustroepigomphus
subgenusAustrogomphus
  • Murray River hunter, Austrogomphus angelorum(South-eastern South Australia, Victoria, western New South Wales)
  • Toothed hunter, Austrogomphus arbustorum(Northern Queensland)
  • Inland hunter, Austrogomphus australis(Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, southern Queensland, north-eastern and western New South Wales)
  • Western inland hunter, Austrogomphus collaris(South-western Western Australia)
  • Unicorn hunter, Austrogomphus cornutus(Victoria, eastern New South Wales, mid- and southern Queensland)
  • Northern river hunter, Austrogomphus doddi(North-eastern Queensland)
  • Yellow-striped hunter, Austrogomphus guerini(South-eastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales, Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, Tasmania) [1]
  • Pimple-headed hunter, Austrogomphus mjobergi(Northern Northern Territory, north-western Western Australia, north-eastern Queensland)
  • Kimberly hunter, Austrogomphus mouldsorum(North-western Western Australia)
  • Jade hunter, Austrogomphus ochraceus(South-eastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales, southern Victoria)
  • Tiny hunter, Austrogomphus pusillus(North-western Western Australia)
subgenusPleiogomphus
  • Pale hunter, Austrogomphus amphiclitus(Eastern New South Wales, eastern and south-western Queensland)
  • Dark hunter, Austrogomphus bifurcatus(North-eastern Queensland)
  • Fork hunter, Austrogomphus divaricatus(Eastern Queensland)
  • Lemon-tipped hunter, Austrogomphus prasinus(North-eastern Queensland)
subgenusXerogomphus
  • Western red hunter, Austrogomphus gordoni(Western Australia except the Kimberleys and central Australia)
  • Flame-tipped hunter, Austrogomphus turneri(Northern Australia, from Western Australia to Queensland)

genus: Hemigomphus

  • Black vicetail, Hemigomphus atratusMid coastal Queensland
  • Zebra vicetail, Hemigomphus comitatusMid and north coastal Queensland
  • Wallum vicetail, Hemigomphus cooloolaCoastal New South Wales
  • Southern vicetail, Hemigomphus gouldiiCoastal South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, southern Queensland
  • Stout vicetail, Hemigomphus heteroclytusCoastal South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, southern Queensland
  • Kakadu vicetail, Hemigomphus magelaNorthern Territory
  • Rainforest vicetail, Hemigomphus theischingeriMid and northern coastal Queensland

genus: Odontogomphus

  • Pinchtail, Odontogomphus donnellyi(Northern coastal Queensland)

genus: Zephyrogomphus

  • Lilac hunter, Zephyrogomphus lateralis(South-western Western Australia)
  • Rainforest hunter, Zephyrogomphus longipositor(North-eastern Queensland)

Gomphomacromiidae

genus: Archaeophya

Libellulidae

genus: Aethriamanta

genus: Agrionoptera

  • Red swampdragon, Agrionoptera insignis allogenes(Northern New South Wales, eastern Queensland, Northern Territory)
  • Striped swampdragon, Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis(North-eastern Queensland)

genus: Austrothemis

genus: Brachydiplax

genus: Camacinia

genus: Crocothemis

genus: Diplacodes

genus: Huonia

genus: Hydrobasileus

genus: Lathrecista

genus: Macrodiplax

genus: Nannodiplax

genus: Nannophlebia

genus: Nannophya

genus: Neurothemis

genus: Notolibellula

genus: Orthetrum

genus: Pantala

genus: Potamarcha

genus: Raphismia

genus: Rhodothemis

genus: Rhyothemis

genus: Tetrathemis

genus: Tholymis

genus: Tramea

Male common glider - Darwin Tramea loewii - Darwin.jpg
Male common glider - Darwin

genus: Urothemis

genus: Zyxomma

Lindeniidae

genus: Ictinogomphus

Macromiidae

genus: Macromia

Petaluridae

genus: Petalura

Pseudocorduliidae

genus: Pseudocordulia

Synthemistidae

genus: Archaeosynthemis

genus: Austrosynthemis

genus: Choristhemis

genus: Eusynthemis

genus: Parasynthemis

genus: Synthemiopsis

genus: Synthemis

genus: Tonyosynthemis

Telephlebiidae

genus: Acanthaeschna

  • Thylacine darner, Acanthaeschna victoria(Coastal southern Queensland and northern New South Wales)

genus: Antipodophlebia

genus: Austroaeschna

Lesser Tasmanian darner Austroaeschna hardyi Lesser Tasmanian Darner Austroaeschna hardyi female.jpg
Lesser Tasmanian darner Austroaeschna hardyi

genus: Austrophlebia

genus: Dromaeschna

genus: Notoaeschna

genus: Spinaeschna

genus: Telephlebia

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Alpine darner Species of dragonfly

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Daley, Elizabeth (2007). Wings: An introduction to Tasmania's winged insects. Riffles Pty Ltd.