Family HEMIPHLEBIIDAE
Greenlings
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - ABRS
W.W.K. Houston, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, ACT, Australia J.A.L. Watson, CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, ACT, Australia Updated (1999) by A.A. Calder, CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Introduction
A family (and superfamily) containing only one species, Hemiphlebiidae is restricted to Australia and shows remarkable features that can be regarded as primitive or secondarily specialized (Tillyard 1917, 1928; Fraser 1955; Davies 1985; Trueman 1996). Thought to be in danger of extinction (Watson 1982), it has recently been found in abundance at Wilsons Promontory in Victoria and several other Victorian localities as well as in Mt William National Park, Tasmania (Davies 1985; Trueman et al. 1992).
Diagnosis
Adult: two antenodal crossveins; postnodal crossveins not aligned with crossveins behind them; discoidal cell with acute distal angle, that of forewing open at base, the posterior segment of arculus lacking.
Larva: labium short, flat, the median lobe cleft with pair of strong setae at its base, other premental setae lacking, palps slender, strongly dentate apically; caudal gills lamellate, the lamellae held with their faces vertical.
General References
Davies, D.A.L. 1985. Hemiphlebia mirabilis Selys: some notes on distribution and conservation status (Zygoptera: Hemiphlebiidae). Odonatologica 14: 331-339
Fraser, F.C. 1955. A study of Hemiphlebia mirabilis Selys (Odonata), a survival from the Permian. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 91: 110-113
Tillyard, R.J. 1928. The larva of Hemiphlebia mirabilis Selys (Odonata). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 53: 193-206
Trueman, J.W.H. 1996. A preliminary cladistic analysis of odonate wing venation. Odonatologica 25(1): 59-72
Trueman, J.W.H., Hoye, G.A., Hawking, J.H., Watson, J.A.L. & New, T.R. 1992. Hemiphlebia mirabilis Selys: New localities in Australia and perspectives on conservation (Zygoptera: Hemiphlebiidae). Odonatologica 21(3): 367-374
Watson, J.A.L. 1982. Dragonflies in the Australian environment: taxonomy, biology and conservation. Advances in Odonatology 1: 293-302
Common Name References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 | ODONATA | 21-Mar-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 19-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |