Austrophya

Austrophya is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae,[4] endemic to north-eastern Australia.[5]

Rainforest mystic
Male, north Queensland
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Austrocorduliidae
Genus:	Austrophya Tillyard, 1909[2]
Species:	A. mystica
Binomial name
Austrophya mystica Tillyard, 1909[3]

Austrophya is a monotypic genus with only one species, Austrophya mystica,[6][7] known as a rainforest mystic.[5] Austrophya mystica is a small and slender, bronze-black dragonfly,[8] which inhabits rainforest streams.[9]

Gallery

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  male from below, Queensland
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  Female Austrophya mystica wings
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  Male Austrophya mystica wings

Note about family

There are differing views as to the family that Austrophya best belongs to:

• It is considered to be part of the Austrocorduliidae family at the Australian Faunal Directory[4]
• It is considered to be part of the Synthemistidae family in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History[6]
• It is considered to be part of the Corduliidae family at Wikispecies

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrophya mystica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14272480A59256568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14272480A59256568.en.
2. Tillyard, R.J. (1909). "On some remarkable Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33 (1908): 737–751 [738] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Tillyard, R.J. (1909). "On some remarkable Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33 (1908): 737–751 [739] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
4. "Genus Austrophya Tillyard, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
5. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
6. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
7. "Species Austrophya mystica Tillyard, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
8. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
9. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.