Species Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775)
- Libellula stigmatizans Fabricius, J.C. 1775. V. Vnogata. pp. 420–426 in, Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortius. [421] [Selys-Longchamps, E. de 1879. Nouvelles observations sur les odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Genova 14: 287–324 placed stigmatizans as junior synonym of oculata; Ris, F. 1911. Libellulinen 4. Fasc. XII pp. 385–528 1 pl. in, Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Brussels : Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. [578] and Campion, H. 1917. On Fabricius's types of Odonata in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 19: 441–450 gave precedence to stigmatizans on the basis of page priority but Selys stands as first reviser which gives oculata priority. However, as stigmatizans has been in universal use since Ris, the reinstatement of oculata would threaten stability and, pending application to the Commission, we here retain stigmatizans].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Australia (as nova Hollandia).Secondary source:
Selys-Longchamps, E. de 1879. Nouvelles observations sur les odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 14: 287-324; Ris, F. 1911. Libellulinen 4. Fasc. XII pp. 385–528 1 pl. in, Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Brussels : Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique.; Campion, H. 1917. On Fabricius's types of Odonata in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 19: 441-450 (re type); Campion, H. 1917. On Fabricius's types of Odonata in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 19: 441-450. Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Australia (as nova Hollandia).Secondary source:
Campion, H. 1917. On Fabricius's types of Odonata in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 19: 441-450 (re type).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
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), 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
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: lentic freshwater, swamp, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Adults congregate in patches of tall grassland, larva unknown.
General References
Endersby, I. 2009. Nomenclatural amendments to the current Catalogue of Australian Odonata. Australian Entomologist 36(3): 99-101 (note on types of non-Australian subspecies)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 | ODONATA | 04-Apr-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 18-Jul-2012 | 18-Jul-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |