Species Macromia viridescens Tillyard, 1911

Museums

Regional Maps

• Macromia viridescens Tillyard, R.J. 1911. Further notes on some rare Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 36: 366-387 pl. x [380].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♀, Cape York, QLD.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
• Papua New Guinea

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: lotic freshwater, predator, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Stream, known only from rainforest, larva unknown.

 

General References

Kimmins, D.E. 1969. A list of the type-specimens of Libellulidae and Corduliidae (Odonata) in the British Museum (Natural History). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomol. 22: 277-305 (erroneously states holotype is a male)

Moulds, M.S. 1979. The identity of the dragonfly Macromia viridescens Tillyard (Odonata: Corduliidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 18: 343-347 (distribution, habitat, discusses taxonomic confusion over Macromia viridescens Tillyard, 1911)

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	30-Mar-2022	MODIFIED
19-Jul-2012		19-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)