Species Pseudocordulia circularis Tillyard, 1909

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• Pseudocordulia circularis Tillyard, R.J. 1909. On some remarkable Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 33(1908): 737-751 pls xxi-xxii [11 Mar. 1909] [743].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Kuranda, QLD.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: predator, volant.

Larvae: predator, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Larva from N QLD rainforests apparently belongs either to this species or to Pseudocordulia elliptica Tillyard, 1913.

 

General References

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

Theischinger, G. & Watson, J.A.L. 1978. The Australian Gomphomacromiinae (Odonata: Corduliidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 26: 399-431 (distribution)

Theischinger, G. & Watson, J.A.L. 1984. Larvae of Australian Gomphomacromiinae, and their bearing on the status of the Synthemis group of genera (Odonata: Corduliidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 32: 67-95 (larval description)

Watson, J.A.L. 1982. A truly terrestrial dragonfly larva from Australia (Odonata: Corduliidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 21: 309-311 (larval biology)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-May-2022	ODONATA	04-Apr-2022	MODIFIED
19-Jul-2012		19-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)