Genus Neurothemis Brauer, 1867
- Neurothemis Brauer, F. 1867. Beschreibung neuer exotischer Libellen aus den Gattungen Neurothemis, Libellula, Diplax, Celithemis und Tramea. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 17: 3-26 [6] [nom. nov. for Polyneura Rambur, 1842].
- Polyneura Rambur, P. 1842. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Névroptères. Paris : Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret xvii 534 pp. 12 pls. [127] [junior primary homonym of Polyneura Westwood, 1840 (Hemiptera)].
Type species:
Libellula fulvia Drury, 1773 by subsequent designation, see Kirby, W.F. 1889. A revision of the subfamily Libellulinae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 12: 249-348 pls 51-57.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Brauer, F. 1867. Beschreibung neuer exotischer Libellen aus den Gattungen Neurothemis, Libellula, Diplax, Celithemis und Tramea. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 17: 3-26 [6]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
India, SE Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea and W Micronesia.
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), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
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
- India
- Indonesia
Distribution References
- Davies, D.A.L. & Tobin, P. 1985. The dragonflies of the world: a systematic list of the extant species of Odonata. Vol. 2. Anisoptera. Societas Internationalis Odonatologica, Rapid Communications Suppl. 5: i-xi 1-151
- Lieftinck, M.A. 1962. Insects of Micronesia Odonata. Insects of Micronesia 5(1): 1-95 1 map
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 19-Jul-2012 | 09-Jan-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |