Species Labidiosticta vallisi (Fraser, 1955)

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Regional Maps

• Phasmosticta vallisi Fraser, F.C. 1955. A new isostictine dragonfly from Australia with some remarks on the subfamily Isostictinae nov. (Odon., Protoneuridae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 91: 227-230 [227].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH ♂, Rockhampton, QLD.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Kimmins, D.E. 1966. A list of the Odonata types described by F.C. Fraser, now in the British Museum (Natural History). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomol. 18: 175-227.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal
  • Queensland: NE coastal
  • Victoria: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: lotic freshwater, predator, volant.

Larvae: lotic freshwater, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Sluggish streams, riverine.

 

General References

Fraser, F.C. 1960. A Handbook of the Dragonflies of Australasia, with keys for the identification of all species. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of N.S.W. 67 pp., 27 pls. (taxonomy, ecology)

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