Species Zephyrogomphus lateralis (Selys, 1873)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Hemigomphus? lateralis Selys-Longchamps, E. de 1873. Appendices aux troisièmes additions et liste des Gomphines, décrites dans le synopsis et ses trois additions. Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique 36: 492-531 [501] [the type locality of Austrogomphus lateralis (Selys, 1873) is almost certainly erroneous].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♀, N Australia.
• Austrogomphus occidentalis Tillyard, R.J. 1908. The dragonflies of south-western Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: 719-742 pls xxxiv-xxxvi [11 Mar. 1908] [729].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH ♂, Margaret River, WA.

  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.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Fraser, F.C. 1951. A note on the synonymy of some species of Australian Gomphidae (Odonata). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 87: 254-255 [254]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: lotic freshwater, predator, swamp.

Extra Ecological Information

Primarily a stream dweller.

 

General References

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

Watson, J.A.L. 1962. The Dragonflies (Odonata) of South-Western Australia. A guide to the identification, ecology, distribution and affinities of larvae and adults. Handbook No. 7. Perth : Western Australian Naturalists' Club 72 pp. (larva, biology)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-May-2022	ODONATA	28-Mar-2022	MODIFIED
18-Jul-2012		18-Jul-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)