Austroaeschna pinheyi

Inland darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
Family:Telephlebiidae
Genus:Austroaeschna
Species: A. pinheyi
Binomial name
Austroaeschna pinheyi
Synonyms[3]
  • Austroaeschna unicornis pinheyi Theischinger, 2001

Austroaeschna pinheyi is a species of Australian dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae,[3] known as an inland darner. It has only been found in the Carnarvon Gorge vicinitiy of Central Queensland, where it inhabits streams.[4]

Austroaeschna pinheyi is a shorter-bodied blackish dragonfly with pale markings.[5]

Note

Until recently, Austroaeschna pinheyi was considered to be a subspecies of Austroaeschna unicornis.[3]

See also

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroaeschna pinheyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T14256029A89904579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14256029A89904579.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. Theischinger, G. (2001). "Regions of taxonomic disjunction in Australian Odonata and other freshwater insects: Second addendum, with the description of Austroaeschna unicornis pinheyi ssp. nov. (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae)". Odonatologica. 30: 87–96.
  3. 1 2 3 "Species Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) pinheyi Theischinger, 2001". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 196. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  5. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
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