Austrogynacantha

Austrogynacantha is a genus of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae.[4] Austrogynacantha heterogena, commonly known as the Australian duskhawker, is the only known species of this genus[5] which is found in Australia[6] and New Caledonia.[7]

Australian duskhawker
Male, Queensland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Austrogynacantha
Tillyard, 1908[2]
Species:
A. heterogena
Binomial name
Austrogynacantha heterogena

Austrogynacantha heterogena is a medium-sized dragonfly, darkly coloured with bright green or yellow markings. It is a vagrant, is active at dawn and dusk,[6] and inhabits still waters.[8]

  • Close-up of head
  • Female Austrogynacantha heterogena wings
  • Male Austrogynacantha heterogena wings

Note

The Australian duskhawker, Austrogynacantha heterogena, should not be confused with almost-similarly named Australasian duskhawker, Anaciaeschna jaspidea, a different species of Aeshnid dragonfly.

References
  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrogynacantha heterogena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14254997A14255005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14254997A14255005.en.
  2. Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "On the new genus Austrogynacantha (Neuroptera: Odonata) with description of species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33: 423–431 [425] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "On the new genus Austrogynacantha (Neuroptera: Odonata) with description of species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33: 423–431 [428] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. "Genus Austrogynacantha Tillyard, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  5. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  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. pp. 278 [186]. ISBN 978-0643051362.
  8. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 204. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
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