Species Miniargiolestes minimus (Tillyard, 1908)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Argiolestes minimus Tillyard, R.J. 1908. The dragonflies of south-western Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: 719-742 pls xxxiv-xxxvi [11 Mar. 1908] [735] [Watson, J.A.L. 1977. The Argiolestes pusillus complex in Western Australia (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 16: 197–205 (197) determined that four species were present in Tillyard's type series, the three additional species being Argiolestes pusillus Tillyard, 1908, Archiargiolestes pusillissimus Kennedy, 1925, and Argiolestes parvulus Watson, 1977].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH ♂, Bridgetown, WA.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Kimmins, D.E. 1970. A list of the type-specimens of Odonata in the British Museum (Natural History) Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomol. 24: 171-205.

  Secondary source:

   Watson, J.A.L. 1977. The Argiolestes pusillus complex in Western Australia (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 16: 197-205.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: lotic freshwater, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Streams, riverine.

 

General References

Watson, J.A.L. 1962. The Dragonflies (Odonata) of South-Western Australia. A guide to the identification, ecology, distribution and affinities of larvae and adults. Handbook No. 7. Perth : Western Australian Naturalists' Club 72 pp. (larva, biology)

Watson, J.A.L. 1977. The Argiolestes pusillus complex in Western Australia (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 16: 197-205 (zoogeography)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-May-2022	ODONATA	22-Mar-2022	MODIFIED
19-Jul-2012		19-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)