Species Procordulia affinis (Selys, 1871)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cordulia (Cordulia) affinis Selys-Longchamps, E. de 1871. Synopsis des Cordulines. Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique 2 31: 238-316, 519-565 [260].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) RIB ♂ (coll. Selys & Hagen, depository uncertain), SW Australia (as Sud-ouest de l'Australie).

  Secondary source:

   Martin, R. 1907. Cordulines. In, Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Brussels : Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. 1-94 pp. [17 Jan. 1907] (re types).

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

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: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: lake, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, permanent pond, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Stream*, riverine.

 

General References

Theischinger, G., Hawking, J. & Orr, A. 2021. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 2nd edn.

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)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-May-2022	ODONATA	30-Mar-2022	MODIFIED
18-Jul-2012		18-Jul-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)