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Agriocnemis kunjina

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Species of damselfly

Pilbara wisp
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Agriocnemis
Species: A. kunjina
Binomial name
Agriocnemis kunjina
Watson, 1969

Agriocnemis kunjina is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, commonly known as a Pilbara wisp. It is a small damselfly, endemic to the Pilbara region in Western Australia, where it inhabits still and flowing water.

Etymology

In 1969, Tony Watson named this species kunjina after Kunjina Spring in Hammersley Range, Western Australia, where specimens of this damselfly were collected.

Gallery

  • Female wings Female wings
  • Male wings Male wings

See also

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Agriocnemis kunjina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14262848A59256488. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14262848A59256488.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Watson, J.A.L. (1969). "Taxonomy, ecology, and zoogeography of dragonflies (Odonata) from the north-west of Western Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology. 17 (1): 65–112 . doi:10.1071/ZO9690065.
  3. "Species Agriocnemis kunjina Watson, 1969". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  6. Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 145 (443 & 444): 34–53. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  7. Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
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Agriocnemis kunjina
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