Species Austroaeschna forcipata (Tillyard, 1907)
Green-striped Darner
- Planaeschna forcipata Tillyard, R.J. 1907. New Australian species of the family Aeschnidae. (Neuroptera: Odonata). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 31(1906): 722-730 pl. lxviii [28 Mar. 1907] [726].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Kuranda, QLD.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. - Dromaeschna severini Förster, F. 1908. Über die Australischen Aeschniden der Gruppe Brachytron Karsch. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 52: 190-194 [191].
Type data:
Holotype UMMZ ♂, Barron River, near Cairns, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Tillyard, R.J. 1913. On some Australian Anisoptera, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37(1912): 572-584 pl. lxii [22 July 1913] [581]
Generic Combinations
- Austroaeschna forcipata (Tillyard, 1907). —
Theischinger, G., Hawking, J. & Orr, A. 2021. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 2nd edn. - Dromaeschna forcipata (Tillyard, 1907).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: predator, volant.
Larvae: lotic freshwater, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Stream.
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 (larva)
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 | ||
19-Jul-2012 | 18-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |