Genus Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868
- Brachydiplax Brauer, F. 1868. Neue und wenig bekannte vom Herrn Doct. Semper gesammelte Odonaten. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 18: 167-188 [172] [Kirby, W.F. 1889. A revision of the subfamily Libellulinae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 12: 249–348 pls 51–57 and Kirby, W.F. 1890. A Synonymic Catalogue of Neuroptera Odonata, or Dragonflies. With an Appendix of fossil species. London : Gurney & Jackson ix 202 pp. erroneously gave
Diplax denticauda Brauer, 1867 as type species; Davies, D.A.L. & Tobin, P. 1985. The dragonflies of the world: a systematic list of the extant species of Odonata. Vol. 2. Anisoptera. Soc. Int. Odonatol. Rapid Comm. Suppl. 5: i–xi 1–151 erroneously gaveLibellula sobrina Rambur, 1842 as type species; Ris, F. 1910. Libellulinen 3. Fasc. XI pp. 245–384 1 pl. in, Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Brussels : Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. (359) correctly indicated that Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868 is the type species, although Brauer (1868: 173) placed it as "wahrscheinlich nur eine Abart von D. denticauda m."].Type species:
Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868 by monotypy.Secondary source:
Kirby, W.F. 1889. A revision of the subfamily Libellulinae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 12: 249-348 pls 51-57; Kirby, W.F. 1890. A Synonymic Catalogue of Neuroptera Odonata, or Dragonflies. With an Appendix of fossil species. London : Gurney & Jackson ix 202 pp.; Ris, F. 1910. Libellulinen 3. Fasc. XI pp. 245–384 1 pl. in, Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Brussels : Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique.; Davies, D.A.L. & Tobin, P. 1985. The dragonflies of the world: a systematic list of the extant species of Odonata. Vol. 2. Anisoptera. Societas Internationalis Odonatologica, Rapid Communications Suppl. 5: i-xi 1-151. - Microthemis Brauer, F. 1868. Verzeichniss der bis jetzt bekannten Neuropteren im Sinne Linné's. Erster Abschnitt. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 18: 359-416 [367].
Type species:
Perithemis duivenbodei Brauer, 1866 by subsequent monotypy, see Brauer, F. 1868. Verzeichniss der bis jetzt bekannten Neuropteren im Sinne Linné's. Zweiter Abschnitt. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 18: 711-742.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
India, E Asia, Indonesia and New Guinea.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NT, Qld, WA: Sturt Plateau (STU)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
Oriental Region
- India
- Indonesia
- Philippines
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2012 | 19-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |