Species Austropetalia tonyana Theischinger, 1995

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• Austropetalia tonyana Theischinger, G. 1995. A second species of Austropetalia Tillyard from Australia (Odonata: Austropetaliidae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 27(1): 291-295 [Date published 16/Aug/1995] [292].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂, Gibraltar Falls, ACT.
• Austropetalia victoria Carle, F.L. 1996. Revision of Austropetaliidae (Anisoptera: Aeshnoidea). Odonatologica 25(3): 231-259 [240].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ ♂, Mt. Kosciusko, 5,000-7,000 ft, NSW.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Lohmann, H. 1996. Das phylogenetische System der Anisoptera (Odonata). Entomologische Zeitschrift 106: 209-252, 253-266, 360-367

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Australian Capital Territory
  • New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
  • Victoria: Murray-Darling basin

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

Splash zones of waterfalls and sphagnum swamps in montane areas.

 

General References

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
19-Jul-2012		19-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)