Hesperocordulia

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: Libelluloidea

Familia: Corduliidae
Subfamilia: Gomphomacromiinae
Genus: Hesperocordulia
Species: Hesperocordulia berthoudi
Name
Hesperocordulia Tillyard, 1911

Hesperocordulia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae,[3] endemic to south-western Australia.[4]

Hesperocordulia is a monotypic genus with only one species, Hesperocordulia berthoudi,[5][6] known as the orange streamcruiser.[4] Hesperocordulia berthoudi is a medium-sized, orange, red and black dragonfly with clear wings and very long legs.[7] It inhabits streams, rivers and pools.[8]

Gallery

Female Hesperocordulia berthoudi wings

Male Hesperocordulia berthoudi wings

Note about family

There are differing views as to the family that Hesperocordulia belongs to:

It is considered to be part of the family Austrocorduliidae at the Australian Faunal Directory[3]
It is considered to be part of the family Synthemistidae in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History[5]
It is considered to be part of the family Corduliidae at Wikispecies
In 2006 it was considered to be part of the family Oxygastridae in The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia[4]

See also

List of Odonata species of Australia

References

Tillyard, R.J. (1911). "Further notes on some rare Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 36: 366–387 [376]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.21904 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Tillyard, R.J. (1911). "Further notes on some rare Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 36: 366–387 [375]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.21904 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Genus: Hesperocordulia Tillyard, 1911". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
"Species Hesperocordulia berthoudi Tillyard, 1911". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 March 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.
Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.