Species Metaphya tillyardi Ris, 1913

Museums

Regional Maps

• Metaphya tillyardi Ris, F. 1913. Die Odonata von Dr. H.A. Lorentz' Expedition nach Südwest-Neu-Guinea 1909 und einige Odonata von Waigëu. Nova Guinea (Zoologie) 3: 471-512 [497].

  Type data:

   Holotype ♀, Bivak Is., Lorentz River, SW New Guinea.

  Secondary source:

   Lieftinck, M.A. 1971. A catalogue of the type-specimens of Odonata preserved in the Netherlands with a supplementary list of the Odonata types described by Dutch scientists deposited in foreign institutional collections. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 114: 65-139 pls 1-7 (re type).
• Anacordulia maccullochi Tillyard, R.J. 1926. On a collection of Papuan dragonflies (Odonata) made by the late Mr. Allan R. McCulloch in 1922–3, with descriptions of new species. Records of the Australian Museum 15: 157-166 [162].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM K48426 ♂, Bramble Cay, Torres Strait, QLD.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Lieftinck, M.A. 1960. Notes on the affinity and nomenclature of some Old World Corduliidae (Odonata). Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Wetenschappen Series C. Zool. 64: 410-423 [422]

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Bramble Cay Island

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic
• Papua New Guinea

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Larva unknown.

 

General References

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