Austrophya monteithorum is a species of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea,[3][4] known as the summit mystic.[5] It is probably a small dragonfly, adults have not been seen.[5] It is known only from larva found at the summit plateau of Thornton Peak, north-west of Cairns in tropical Queensland, Australia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Genus: | Austrophya |
| Species: | A. monteithorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Austrophya monteithorum Theischinger, 2019[2]
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Etymology
editAustrophya monteithorum is named after Geoff and Sybil Monteith of the Queensland Museum who collected the type material in an expedition to Thornton Peak in 1984.[2]
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- ^ Theischinger, G. (2021). "Austrophya monteithorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T173412461A173412545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T173412461A173412545.en. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Theischinger, G. (2019). "Austrophya monteithorum sp. nov., a new dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera, Libelluloidea) from tropical Queensland, Australia, with notes on its collection and locality". The Australian Entomologist. 46 (3): 145–155 – via Informit.
- ^ "Species Austrophya monteithorum Theischinger, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 9781486313747.