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Huonia melvillensis

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Species of dragonfly

Forestwatcher
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

Gallery

  • Male wings Male wings

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Species Huonia melvillensis Brown & Theischinger, 1998". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. 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
Huonia melvillensis
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