Forestwatcher | |
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Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Huonia |
Species: | H. melvillensis |
Binomial name | |
Huonia melvillensis Brown & Theischinger, 1998 | |
Huonia melvillensis is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, known as the forestwatcher. It is the only species of Huonia in Australia, where it has been found on Melville Island, Northern Territory. It inhabits pools in streams. It is a small dragonfly with black and pale green markings and a clubbed abdomen.
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References
- Dow, R.A. (2017). "Huonia melvillensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T163828A87527607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163828A87527607.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Brown, G.R.; Theischinger, G. (1998). "Huonia melvillensis spec. nov., a new dragonfly from Australia (Anisoptera: Libellulidae)". Odonatologica. 27 (1): 99–103 – via natuurtijdschriften.nl.
- "Species Huonia melvillensis Brown & Theischinger, 1998". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 220. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Huonia melvillensis |