Species Austroaeschna pulchra (Tillyard, 1909)
Forest Darner
- Austroaeschna unicornis pulchra Martin, R. 1909. Aeschnines. In, Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Brussels : Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. 85-156 pls 3-4 [91] [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 resurrected pulchra and raised it to specific rank to replace the name unicornis Martin, 1901 now known to be the senior synonym of
Planaeschna longissima Martin, 1901].Type data:
Lectotype ANIC 9854 ♂, Lilyvale, NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Watson, J.A.L. 1969. Australasian dragonflies described by R.J. Tillyard, with the location of types and the designation of lectotypes. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 8: 153-160.
Generic Combinations
- Austroaeschna (Pulchaeschna) pulchra (Tillyard, 1909).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: predator, volant.
Larvae: lotic freshwater, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Stream, riverine, larva generally amongst gravel near cobbles and boulders.
General References
Tillyard, R.J. 1916. Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 33: 1-83 pls 1-9 (larval description, species distribution)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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10-May-2022 | ODONATA | 24-Mar-2022 | MODIFIED | |
18-Jul-2012 | 18-Jul-2012 | MOVED | ||
18-Jul-2012 | 18-Jul-2012 | MOVED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |