Notolibellula bicolor

Bicoloured skimmer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
Family:Libellulidae
Genus:Notolibellula
Species: N. bicolor
Binomial name
Notolibellula bicolor

Notolibellula bicolor is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[3] known as the bicoloured skimmer.[4] It is the only known species of Notolibellula.[4][5] It is found across northern Australia where it inhabits rock-holes and still waters.[6] It is a medium-sized dragonfly with the male having a bluish thorax and a red end to his abdomen.[4]

Etymology

The species name bicolor obviously refers to this dragonfly's two vivid colours, blue and red, observed by Tony Watson in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1968.[2][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Notolibellula bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T87535085A87540024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87535085A87540024.en. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Theischinger, G.; Watson, J.A.L. (1977). "Notolibellula bicolor, a new libelluline dragonfly from northern Australia (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 16 (4): 417–420 [417]. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00132.x – via Wiley Online Library.
  3. ↑ "Species Notolibellula bicolor Theischinger & Watson, 1977". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. ↑ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 230. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  7. ↑ Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 145 (443 & 444): 34–53 [38]. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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