Species Agyrtacantha dirupta (Karsch, 1889)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Triacanthagyna dirupta Karsch, F. 1889. Neue Aeschniden der indo-australischen Region. Entomologische Nachrichten. Dresden 15: 236-239 [236].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB ♀, Kei Ils, NE of Timor.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Cape York Peninsula, SE Indonesia, New Guinea, New Ireland and Solomons.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
• Papua New Guinea
• Solomon Islands

Oriental Region

• Indonesia

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: crepuscular, predator, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Larva apparently unknown.

 

Notes

Theischinger et al. (2021) indicates similarities between Agyrtacantha dirupta and A. tumidula need investigation.

 

General References

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-May-2022	ODONATA	28-Mar-2022	MODIFIED
19-Jul-2012		08-Jan-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)