Austrogomphus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Cladus: Odonatoptera
Cladus: Holodonata
Ordo: Odonata
Subordo: Epiprocta
Infraordo: Anisoptera
Superfamilia: Aeshnoidea

Familia: Gomphidae
Subfamilia: Gomphinae
Tribus: Gomphini
Genus: Austrogomphus
Species: A. amphiclitus – A. angeli – A. arbustorum – A. australis – A. bifurcatus – A. collaris – A. cornutus – A. divaricatus – A. doddi – A. gordoni – A. guerini – A. lateralis – A. melaleucae – A. mjobergi – A. mouldsorum – A. ochraceus – A. praeruptus – A. prasinus – A. pusillus – A. turneri
Name
Austrogomphus Selys, 1854

Austrogomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae,[3] endemic to Australia.[4] Species of Austrogomphus are tiny to medium-sized dragonflies, black in colour with yellowish markings.[5] They are commonly known as hunters.

Species
Pair of Austrogomphus guerini mating

The genus Austrogomphus includes the following species in four subgenera:[3][6]

Subgenus Austroepigomphus

Austrogomphus (Austroepigomphus) praeruptus (Selys, 1857)

Subgenus Austrogomphus

Austrogomphus angelorum Tillyard, 1913 - Murray River hunter
Austrogomphus arbustorum Tillyard, 1906 - toothed hunter
Austrogomphus australis Dale in Selys, 1854 - inland hunter
Austrogomphus collaris Hagen in Selys, 1854 - western inland hunter
Austrogomphus cornutus Watson, 1991 - unicorn 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 pusillus Sjöstedt, 1917 - tiny hunter

Subgenus Pleiogomphus

Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) amphiclitus (Selys, 1873) - pale hunter
Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) bifurcatus Tillyard, 1909 - dark hunter
Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) divaricatus Watson, 1991 - fork hunter
Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) prasinus Tillyard, 1906 - lemon-tipped hunter

Subgenus Xerogomphus

Austrogomphus (Xerogomphus) gordoni Watson, 1962 - western red hunter
Austrogomphus (Xerogomphus) turneri Martin, 1901 - flame-tipped hunter

Etymology

The genus name Austrogomphus is derived from two words: the latin word auster meaning south wind, hence south; and the greek word gomphus (γόμφος) meaning peg or nail. It is suggested that the shape of the male tail is generally like that of a bolt used in ship building.[7] Gomphus is also a genus of dragonfly, with some similarities to Austrogomphus, both belonging to the much larger family group, Gomphidae. In 1854 Edmond de Sélys Longchamps named the sub-genus Austrogomphus probably as a southern or Australian component of the gomphid group.[1]
See also

List of Odonata species of Australia

References

Selys-Longchamps, E. (1854). Monographie des caloptérygines (in French). Brussels and Leipzig: C. Muquardt. p. 430. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.60461 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Selys-Longchamps, E. (1854). "Synopsis des Gomphines". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique (in French). 21 (7): 23–112 [63] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Genus Austrogomphus Selys, 1854". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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.
Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
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.
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 [37]. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.