Zyxomma multinervorum

Large duskdarter
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Zyxomma
Species:	Z. multinervorum
Binomial name
Zyxomma multinervorum Carpenter, 1897 [2]

Zyxomma multinervorum is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, ^{[3] [4]} known as the large duskdarter. ^[5] It is a stout and short-bodied dragonfly with dull-coloured markings. ^[5] It has been found in north-eastern Australia, ^[6] New Guinea and the Maluku Islands. ^[7]

Gallery

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  Female wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Kalkman, V. (2009). "Zyxomma multinervorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T163924A5668409. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163924A5668409.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Carpenter, G.H. (1897). "On some dragonflies in the Dublin Museum of Science and Art". Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society. 8: 434–438 [435] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Zyxomma multinervorum Carpenter, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
4. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
5. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 292. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
7. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.