Species Griseargiolestes griseus (Hagen, 1862)

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• Argiolestes griseus subgriseus Fraser, F.C. 1959. New genera and species of Odonata from Australia in the Dobson Collection. The Australian Zoologist 12: 352-361 [361] [the status of this subspecies is uncertain].

  Type data:

   Neotype ANIC 9848 ♂, Wahroonga, NSW.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Watson, J.A.L. 1968. Dragonfly types from the Dobson collection, with the designation of lectotypes. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 7: 57-58.
• Argiolestes griseus tenuis Tillyard, R.J. 1913. On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37(1912): 404-479 pls xliv-xlix [19 Mar 1913] [413] [senior primary homonym of Argiolestes calcaris tenuis Fraser, 1959; status of Argiolestes griseus tenuis Tillyard, 1913 versus Argiolestes griseus griseus Hagen, 1862 is uncertain].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Hornsby, NSW.
• Argiolestes grisea Hagen, H.A. in Selys-Longchamps, E. de 1862. Synopsis des Agrionines, troisième légion: Podagrion. Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique 2 14: 5-44 [40].

  Type data:

   Holotype RIB ♂, Australia (as Nouvelle-Hollande).
• Griseargiolestes griseus griseus Hagen, H.A. in Selys-Longchamps, E. de 1862. Synopsis des Agrionines, troisième légion: Podagrion. Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique 2 14: 5-44.
  Zoobank Registration Number:1862

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

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

 

Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement

• Watson, J.A.L., Theischinger, G. & Abbey, H.M. 1991. The Australian Dragonflies. A guide to the identification, distributions and habitats of Australian Odonata. Canberra and Melbourne : CSIRO vii 278 pp. [17]

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

ACT, NSW: Australian Alps (AA), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Australian Capital Territory
  • New South Wales: SE coastal
  • Queensland: NE coastal
  • Victoria

General References

Tillyard, R.J. 1917. On the morphology of the caudal gills of the larvae of zygopterid dragonflies. Introduction, Part i. (General morpohology), and Part ii (Studies of the separate types). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 31-112 pls i-vi

Watson, J.A.L. 1977. The Argiolestes pusillus complex in Western Australia (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 16: 197-205

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-May-2022	ODONATA	22-Mar-2022	MODIFIED
19-Jul-2012		19-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)