Austrogomphus
| Austrogomphus | |
|---|---|
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| Austrogomphus guerini | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Austrogomphus Selys, 1854 |
Austrogomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. The species are tiny to medium-sized and black with yellowish markings. They are commonly known as hunters.
Species
Pair of A. guerini mating
The genus contains the following species:
- Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) amphiclitus (Selys, 1873) - pale hunter
- Austrogomphus angeli Tillyard, 1913 - Murray River hunter
- Austrogomphus arbustorum Tillyard, 1906 - toothed hunter
- Austrogomphus australis Dale in Selys, 1854 - inland hunter
- Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) bifurcatus Tillyard, 1909 - dark hunter
- Austrogomphus collaris Hagen in Selys, 1854 - western inland hunter
- Austrogomphus cornutus Watson, 1991 - unicorn hunter
- Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) divaricatus Watson, 1991 - fork hunter
- Austrogomphus doddi Tillyard, 1909 - northern river hunter
- Austrogomphus guerini (Rambur, 1842) - yellow-striped hunter
- Austrogomphus mjobergi Sjöstedt, 1917 - pimple-headed hunter
- Austrogomphus mouldsorum Theischinger, 1999 - Kimberley hunter
- Austrogomphus ochraceus (Selys, 1869) - jade hunter
- Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) prasinus Tillyard, 1906 - lemon-tipped hunter
- Austrogomphus pusillus Sjöstedt, 1917 - tiny hunter
References
- Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
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