Genus Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1934

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• Ictinogomphus Cowley, J. 1934. The types of some genera of Gomphidae (Odonata). The Entomologist 67: 273-276 [274] [nom. nov. for Ictinus Rambur, 1842].
• Ictinus Rambur, P. 1842. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Névroptères. Paris : Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret xvii 534 pp. 12 pls. [171] [non Ictinus de Laporte, 1834 (Coleoptera) and Ictinus Morris, 1837 (Aves)].

  Type species:

   Ictinus ferox Rambur, 1842 by subsequent designation, see Selys-Longchamps, E. de 1854. Synopsis des Gomphines. Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique 21: 23-112.
• Indictinogomphus Fraser, F.C. 1939. A note on the generic characters of Ictinogomphus Cowley (Odonata). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B) 8: 21-23 [21].

  Type species:

   Diastatomma rapax Rambur, 1842 by original designation.
• Austrictinogomphus Fraser, F.C. 1940. A comparative study of the penes of the family Gomphidae (Order Odonata). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 90: 541-550 6 pls [14 Dec. 1940] [550] [Austrictinogomphus gen. nov. was also published in Tillyard, R.J. & Fraser, F.C. 1940. A reclassification of the order Odonata. Based on some new interpretations of the venation of the dragonfly wing. Continuation and conclusion. Part III. Australian Zoologist 9: 359–396 [Dec. 1940] (372); Fraser, 1940 op. cit. has precedence, ICZN Art. 21c (i)].

  Type species:

   Ictinus acutus Laidlaw, 1914 by monotypy.

  Secondary source:

   Tillyard, R.J. & Fraser, F.C. 1940. A reclassification of the order Odonata. Based on some new interpretations of the venation of the dragonfly wing. Continuation and conclusion. Part III. The Australian Zoologist 9: 359-396 [Dec. 1940].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Lieftinck, M.A. 1942. The dragonflies (Odonata) of New Guinea and neighbouring islands Part VI. Results of the third Archbold Expedition 1938–'39 and of the Le Roux Expedition 1939 to Netherlands New Guinea (I. Anisoptera). Treubia 18: 441-608 pls 23-41 [568]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Ethiopian Region and Asia to Australia.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gascoyne (GAS), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL) ; WA: Great Sandy Desert (GSD)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal
  • Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
  • Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
  • Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal

Oriental Region

Distribution References

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
19-Jul-2012		19-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)