Species Austroaeschna speciosa Sjöstedt, 1917

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• Austroaeschna speciosa Sjöstedt, Y. 1917. Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910–1913 16. Odonaten. Arkiv för Zoologi 11(11): 1-44 [18].

  Type data:

   Holotype RMNH ♂, Herberton, QLD.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: lotic freshwater, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Stream, riverine.

 

General References

Fraser, F.C. 1960. A Handbook of the Dragonflies of Australasia, with keys for the identification of all species. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of N.S.W. 67 pp., 27 pls. (included speciosa under unicornis Martin, 1901 as longissima Martin, 1901)

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 speciosa as a subspecies of unicornis Martin, 1901, larval description, species distribution)

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	24-Mar-2022	MODIFIED
18-Jul-2012		18-Jul-2012	MOVED
18-Jul-2012		18-Jul-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)