Species Austrocoenagrion lyelli (Tillyard, 1913)
Swamp Bluet
- Agrion lyelli Tillyard, R.J. 1913. On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37(1912): 404-479 pls xliv-xlix [19 Mar 1913] [449] [comparison of specimens of Agrion lyelli Tilyard, 1913 from northern NSW with Agrion brisbanense Tilyard, 1917 shows that the differences Tillyard, R.J. 1917. On some new dragonflies from Australia and Tasmania (Order Odonata). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 450–479 pl. xxiii (479) mentioned are not significant and the two species are synonymous].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Gisborne, VIC.Subsequent designation references:
Kimmins, D.E. 1970. A list of the type-specimens of Odonata in the British Museum (Natural History) Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomol. 24: 171-205.Secondary source:
Tillyard, R.J. 1917. On some new dragonflies from Australia and Tasmania (Order Odonata). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 450-479 pl. xxiii. - Agrion brisbanense Tillyard, R.J. 1917. On some new dragonflies from Australia and Tasmania (Order Odonata). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 450-479 pl. xxiii [477] [described from a single male; comparison of this holotype with specimens of Agrion lyelli Tillyard, 1913 from northern NSW shows that the differences Tillyard op. cit. (479) are not significant and the two species are synonymous].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Kedron Brook, Brisbane, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Watson, J.A.L. in Houston, W.W.K. & Watson, J.A.L. 1988. Odonata. pp. 33-132 in Walton, D.W. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 6. Ephemeroptera, Megaloptera, Odonata, Plecoptera, Trichoptera. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 316 pp. [47]
Generic Combinations
- Coenagrion lyelli (Tillyard, 1913). —
Kimmins, D.E. 1970. A list of the type-specimens of Odonata in the British Museum (Natural History) Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomol. 24: 171-205 - Austrocoenagrion lyelli (Tillyard, 1913). —
Theischinger, G., Hawking, J. & Orr, A. 2021. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 2nd edn.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), 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), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: predator, volant.
Larvae: lake, lentic freshwater, permanent pond, predator, swamp.
Extra Ecological Information
Stream, riverine pools, still and sluggish waters.
General References
Allbrook, P. 1979. Tasmanian Odonata. Fauna of Tasmania Handbook No. 1. Hobart : University of Tasmania 84 pp. (larva, habitats)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 | ODONATA | 04-Apr-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 19-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |