Austroaeschna pinheyi is a species of Australian dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[3] known as an inland darner. It has only been found in the Carnarvon Gorge vicinity of Central Queensland, where it inhabits streams.[4]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Aeshnidae |
Genus: | Austroaeschna |
Species: | A. pinheyi
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Binomial name | |
Austroaeschna pinheyi Theischinger, 2001[2]
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Synonyms[3] | |
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Austroaeschna pinheyi is a shorter-bodied blackish dragonfly with pale markings.[5]
Etymology
editIn 2001, Günther Theischinger named this species pinheyi, an eponym in acknowledgement of his colleague Elliot Pinhey,[2] an entomologist who worked extensively in Africa and made major contributions to the knowledge of dragonflies and other insect groups.[6]
Gallery
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Female wings
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Male wings
Note
editUntil recently, Austroaeschna pinheyi was considered to be a subspecies of Austroaeschna unicornis.[3]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroaeschna pinheyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14256029A89904579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14256029A89904579.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c "Species Austroaeschna pinheyi Theischinger, 2001". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 [47]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.