Species Zephyrogomphus longipositor (Watson, 1991)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Odontogomphus longipositor Watson, J.A.L. 1991. The Australian Gomphidae (Odonata). Invertebrate Taxonomy 5: 289-441 [337].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 9793 ♀, Paluma, Mt Spec, approx. 70 km NW of Townsville, 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.

Extra Ecological Information

Steep-sided sluggish creeks with deeper pools, overgrown and shaded by ferns in rainforest.

 

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	28-Mar-2022	MODIFIED
18-Jul-2012		18-Jul-2012	MOVED
18-Jul-2012		18-Jul-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)