Species Austroaeschna sigma Theischinger, 1982

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• Austroaeschna sigma 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 [21].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 9870 ♂, Barrington Tops, NSW.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: montane, predator, volant.

Larvae: lotic freshwater, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Stream, riverine, larva in upper reaches of small montane streams predominantly on rocks.

 

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 (larval description, species distribution)

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

Theischinger. G. 2008. Austroaeschna ingrid sp. nov. from Victoria, Australia (Odonata: Telephlebiidae). International Journal of Odonatology 11(2): 241-247, pl. III [246] (updated distribution)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-May-2022	ODONATA	24-Mar-2022	MODIFIED
18-Jul-2012		18-Jul-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)