Austrogomphus

Updated on Jan 29, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Gomphidae Rank Genus		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonate

Similar Austroaeschna, Odonate, Eastern billabongfly, Diplacodes haematodes, Hemicordulia

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

The genus contains the following species in four subgenera:

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

References

Austrogomphus Wikipedia

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