Species Eusynthemis guttata (Selys, 1871)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Synthemis guttata Selys-Longchamps, E. de 1871. Synopsis des Cordulines. Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique 2 31: 238-316, 519-565 [563].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) RIB ♂♀, Australia (as Nouvelle Hollande).

 

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, SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: alpine, lotic freshwater, montane, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Stream, larva in accumulated mud amonghst detritus associated with macrophytes.

 

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