Species Eusynthemis tillyardi Theischinger, 1995

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• Eusynthemis tillyardi Theischinger, G. 1995. The Eusynthemis guttata (Selys) group of species from Australia (Odonata: Synthemistidae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 27(1): 297-310 [Date published 16/Aug/1995] [299].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂, Berowra Heights, NSW.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), 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
  • New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
  • Victoria: Murray-Darling basin

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: lotic freshwater, montane, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Stream, larva in sheltered positions where detritus has accumulated over gravel beds often 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.

Tillyard, R.J. 1910. Monograph of the genus Synthemis. (Neuroptera: Odonata). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 35: 312-377 pls iv-ix (life history, larval description)

 

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)