Micromidia rodericki

Micromidia rodericki is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae,[3] known as the Thursday Island mosquitohawk.[4] It is a very small, black to metallic green dragonfly with pale markings on its abdomen.[4] It is endemic to Thursday Island, Australia, in Torres Strait,[5] where it inhabits rainforest streams.[6]

Thursday Island mosquitohawk
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Austrocorduliidae
Genus: Micromidia
Species:
M. rodericki
Binomial name
Micromidia rodericki
Fraser, 1959[2]
  • Female wings
  • Male wings

Note

There is uncertainty about which family Micromidia rodericki best belongs to: Austrocorduliidae,[3] Synthemistidae,[7] or Corduliidae.[8]

See also

References
  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Micromidia rodericki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14274918A59256603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14274918A59256603.en.
  2. Fraser, F.C. (1959). "New genera and species of Odonata from Australia in the Dobson Collection". The Australian Zoologist. 12: 352–361 [352] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Micromidia rodericki Fraser, 1959". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. 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.
  6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 225. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  7. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  8. "Micromidia". Wikispecies. 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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