Species Austroaeschna obscura Theischinger, 1982

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• Austroaeschna obscura Theischinger, G. 1982. A revision of the Australian genera Austroaeschna Selys and Notoaeschna Tillyard (Odonata: Aeshnidae: Brachytroninae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 87: 1-67 [15].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 9874 ♂, Wahroonga, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW: Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: lotic freshwater, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Stream, riverine, temporary streams and streams that dry to pools, larva amongst detritus and tree roots.

General References

Theischinger, G. 1982. A revision of the Australian genera Austroaeschna Selys and Notoaeschna Tillyard (Odonata: Aeshnidae: Brachytroninae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 87: 1-67 (larval description, species distribution)

Theischinger, G., Hawking, J. & Orr, A. 2021. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 2nd edn.

Theischinger. G. 2008. Austroaeschna ingrid sp. nov. from Victoria, Australia (Odonata: Telephlebiidae). International Journal of Odonatology 11(2): 241-247, pl. III [246] (updated distribution)

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