Species Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842)
Swampwatcher
- Libellula congener Rambur, P. 1842. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Névroptères. Paris : Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret xvii 534 pp. 12 pls. [70] [replacement name for Libellula obscura Rambur, 1842].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♀, unknown locality (as Ancienne collection Latreille, et sans indication de patrie). - Libellula obscura Rambur, P. 1842. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Névroptères. Paris : Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret xvii 534 pp. 12 pls. [64] [junior primary homonym of Libellula obscura Fabricius, 1775].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♂ ♀, East Indies (as Des Indies).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kimmins, D.E. 1957. Some notes on nomenclature in the family Libellulidae (Odonata). The Entomologist 90: 95-97 [96]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern and eastern Asia, Indonesia and New Guinea
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), 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), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
- Papua New Guinea
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: lentic freshwater, permanent pond, predator, swamp, volant.
Larvae: temporary pond.
Extra Ecological Information
Riverine lagoons, larva apparently unknown.
General References
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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10-May-2022 | ODONATA | 31-Mar-2022 | MODIFIED | |
19-Jul-2012 | 19-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |