Species Austrophlebia costalis (Tillyard, 1907)

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• Planaeschna costalis Tillyard, R.J. 1907. New Australian species of the family Aeschnidae. (Neuroptera: Odonata). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 31(1906): 722-730 pl. lxviii [28 Mar. 1907] [724] [the description of Telephlebia racleayi Martin, 1909 was based on the holotype of Planaeschna costalis Tillyard, 1907].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM K13579 ♀, NSW.

  Secondary source:

   Watson, J.A.L. 1969. Australasian dragonflies described by R.J. Tillyard, with the location of types and the designation of lectotypes. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 8: 153-160 (re type).
• Telephlebia racleayi Martin, R. 1909. Aeschnines. In, Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Brussels : Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. 85-156 pls 3-4 [142] [Martin, 1909 described racleayi, attributing it to a letter from Tillyard in 1906. The name racleayi was used more than once in the original publication but was presumably a misspelling of macleayi; Martin, R. 1911. Odonata Fam. Aeschnidae subfam. Aeschninae. Genera Insectorum 115: 1–34 pls 1–6 used macleayi. The description of racleayi was based on the same female described by Tillyard, R.J. 1907. New Australian species of the family Aeschnidae. (Neuroptera: Odonata). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 31(1906): 722–730 pl. lxviii [28 Mar. 1907] as costalis Tillyard, 1907].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM K13579 ♀, NSW.

  Secondary source:

   Tillyard, R.J. 1907. New Australian species of the family Aeschnidae. (Neuroptera: Odonata). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 31(1906): 722-730 pl. lxviii [28 Mar. 1907]; Martin, R. 1911. Odonata Fam. Aeschnidae subfam. Aeschninae. Genera Insectorum 115: 1-34 pls 1-6; Tillyard, R.J. 1916. Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 33: 1-83 pls 1-9 (re type).

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Tillyard, R.J. 1913. On some Australian Anisoptera, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37(1912): 572-584 pl. lxii [22 July 1913] [584]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal
  • Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: lotic freshwater, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Stream, riverine, occasionally temporary streams, adult tending to crepuscular activity, larva on or under logs mostly in shady areas.

 

General References

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

Tillyard, R.J. 1916. Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 33: 1-83 pls 1-9 (larval description, adult behaviour, biology)

 

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)