Raphismia bispina
Spiny-chested percher | |
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Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Raphismia |
Species: | R. bispina
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Binomial name | |
Raphismia bispina | |
Raphismia bispina is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae,[3][4] known as the spiny-chested percher.[5] It is found in Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia. It is the only Australian species of Raphismia,[5] where it is found in mangrove swamps on Cape York, Queensland.[6] It is a small dragonfly with metallic-black colouring which gets a pruinescent powder-blue coating when mature.[5]
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Male wings
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References[]
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- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Raphismia bispina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T87535165A87540034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87535165A87540034.en.
- ^ Hagen, H.A. (1867). "Revision der von Herrn Uhler beschriebenen Odonaten". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung (in German). 28: 87–95 [91] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Raphismia bispina (Hagen, 1867)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 274. 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. 230. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Libellulidae
- Odonata of Asia
- Odonata of Australia
- Insects of New Guinea
- Insects of Indonesia
- Insects of Southeast Asia
- Taxa named by Hermann August Hagen
- Insects described in 1867