Species Anax georgius Selys, 1872

Museums

Regional Maps

• Anax georgius Selys-Longchamps, E. de 1872. Note sur plusieurs Odonates de Madagascar et des îles Mascareigenes. Revue de Zoologie, Paris 2 23: 177-183 [179].

  Type data:

   Holotype RIB ♂, Timor, or Natal, S. Africa (as '?Natal').

  Type locality references:

  Watson, J.A.L. & Theischinger, G. 1987. Anax georgius Selys, 1872 (Odonata: Aeshnidae) rediscovered, in Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 26: 67-71.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: N coastal

Oriental Region

• Indonesia

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: lentic freshwater, predator.

 

General References

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

Watson, J.A.L. & Theischinger, G. 1987. Anax georgius Selys, 1872 (Odonata: Aeshnidae) rediscovered, in Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 26: 67-71 (larva and habitat)

 

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		19-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)