Austroaeschna pinheyi

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 vicinity of Central Queensland, where it inhabits streams.[4]

Inland darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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 shorter-bodied blackish dragonfly with pale markings.[5]

Etymology

In 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]

  • Female wings
  • Male wings

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. 2017: e.T14256029A89904579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14256029A89904579.en.
  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. "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.
  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]. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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