Species Austropetalia patricia (Tillyard, 1910)
Waterfall Redspot
- Phyllopetalia patricia Tillyard, R.J. 1910. Studies in the life-histories of Australian Odonata. No. 3. Notes on a new species of Phyllopetalia; with description of nymph and imago. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 34(1909): 697-708 pl. lv [12 Mar. 1910] [699].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♀, Leura, Blue Mountains, NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Kimmins, D.E. 1969. A list of the type-specimens of Odonata in the British Museum (Natural History) Part II. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomol. 23: 287-314.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW: Australian Alps (AA), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: predator, volant.
Larvae: lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Splash zones of waterfalls and sphagnum bogs.
General References
Dunkle, S.W. 1985. Phyllopetalia pudu spec. nov., a new dragonfly from Chile, with a key to the family (Anisoptera: Neopetaliidae). Odonatologica 14: 191-199 [196] (incorrectly restored patricia to Phyllopetalia)
Watson, J.A.L. 1981. Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies). pp. 1139-1167 in Keast, A. (ed.). Ecological Biogeography of Australia. The Hague : Junk Vol. 2. (larval biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 | ODONATA | 24-Mar-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 19-May-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |