Species Eurysticta kununurra Watson, 1991

Museums

Regional Maps

• Eurysticta kununurra Watson, J.A.L. in Watson, J.A.L. et al. 1991. New genera, species and subspecies. pp. 20-51 in Watson, J.A.L., Theischinger, G. & Abbey, H.M. (eds). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne : CSIRO vii 278 pp. [31].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 9784 ♂, Ord River and Packsaddle Plains, Kununurra, WA.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: N coastal
  • Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: lotic freshwater, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Rivers.

 

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	23-Mar-2022	MODIFIED
19-Jul-2012		19-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)