Hydrobasileus brevistylus

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Hydrobasileus brevistylus
Hydrobasileus brevistylus 2308.jpg
Water Prince, Cairns, Queensland

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Hydrobasileus
Species:
H. brevistylus
Binomial name
Hydrobasileus brevistylus
(Brauer, 1865),[2]
Hydrobasileus brevistylus distribution map.svg

Hydrobasileus brevistylus is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[3] known as the water prince.[1] It is found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.[4]

Its natural habitats are freshwater swamps, lakes and ponds. The adult is a large dragonfly (wingspan 100mm, length 55mm) with its head and thorax black and yellow in colour. The abdomen is black with large yellow spots. In Australia, it ranges from the Northern Territory to Queensland and central New South Wales.[4] The taxon has not been assessed in the IUCN Red List.

Gallery[]

  • Female caught in spider web

  • Female in flight

  • Female wings

  • Male wings

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Dow, R.A. (2017). "Hydrobasileus brevistylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83357158A83374183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83357158A83374183.en.
  2. ^ Brauer, Friedrich (1865). "Fünfter Bericht über die auf der Weltfahrt der kais. Fregatte Novara gesammelten Neuropteren". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 15: 975–978 [978] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ "Species Hydrobasileus brevistylus (Brauer, 1865)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 294. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.

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