Striped swampdragon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Agrionoptera |
Species: | A. longitudinalis |
Subspecies: | A. l. biserialis |
Trinomial name | |
Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis Selys, 1879 | |
Synonyms | |
Agrionoptera karschii Foerster, 1898 |
Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis known as the striped swampdragon is a subspecies of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Australia and New Guinea. Its usual habitat is in the vicinity of shaded pools and tree holes.
Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis is a large dragonfly (wingspan 100mm, length 55mm), with a prominent yellow stripe on its synthorax, and yellow markings on a dark abdomen. The frons is a bright metallic green. Its range in Australia is from the tip of Cape York Peninsula to around Rockhampton on the central Queensland coast. The species has not yet been assessed in the IUCN Red List, but is listed in the Catalog of Life
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References
- Selys-Longchamps, E. (1879). "Nouvelles observations sur les odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova (in French). 14: 287–324 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "Subspecies Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis Selys, 1879". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- Theischinger, Gunther (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. p. 260. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- Catalog of Life: Striped Swampdragon
Taxon identifiers | |
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Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis |