Austroaeschna

Austroaeschna
	Alpine Darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Telephlebiidae
Genus:	Austroaeschna; Selys, 1883

Austroaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the diverse family Telephlebiidae.^[2]

Species of Austroaeschna are brown to black large dragonflies with dull or brightly coloured markings.^[3] One species is found in south-western Australia, while other species of Austroaeschna are indigenous to eastern Australia.

Species[]

The genus Austroaeschna includes the following species:^[4]

Austroaeschna anacantha Tillyard, 1908 – western darner
Austroaeschna atrata Martin, 1909 – mountain darner
Austroaeschna christine Theischinger, 1993 – S-spot darner
Austroaeschna cooloola Theischinger, 1991 – wallum darner
Austroaeschna eungella Theischinger, 1993 – eungella darner
Austroaeschna flavomaculata Tillyard, 1916 – alpine darner
Austroaeschna hardyi Tillyard, 1917 – lesser Tasmanian darner
Austroaeschna inermis Martin, 1901 – whitewater darner
Austroaeschna ingrid Theischinger, 2008 - Grampians darner
Austroaeschna muelleri Theischinger, 1982 – Carnarvon darner
Austroaeschna multipunctata (Martin, 1901) – multi-Spotted darner
Austroaeschna obscura Theischinger, 1982 – Sydney mountain darner
Austroaeschna parvistigma Selys, 1883 – swamp darner
Austroaeschna pinheyi Theischinger, 2001 – inland darner
Austroaeschna pulchra Tillyard in Martin, 1909 – forest darner
Austroaeschna sigma Theischinger, 1982 – sigma darner
Austroaeschna speciosa Sjöstedt, 1917 – tropical unicorn darner
Austroaeschna subapicalis Theischinger, 1982 – conehead darner
Austroaeschna tasmanica Tillyard, 1916 – Tasmanian darner
Austroaeschna unicornis (Martin, 1901) – unicorn darner

References[]

^ Selys-Longchamps, Edmond (1883). "Synopsis des Aeschnines. Première partie: Classification". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 3 (in French). 5: 712–748 [732] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ "Genus Austroaeschna Selys, 1883". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
^ 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.

[Selys_1883-1] Selys-Longchamps, Edmond (1883). "Synopsis des Aeschnines. Première partie: Classification". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 3 (in French). 5: 712–748 [732] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[AFD-2] "Genus Austroaeschna Selys, 1883". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

[Field_Guide-3] Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.

[4] 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.

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