Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis
Striped swampdragon | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Agrionoptera |
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Subspecies: | A. l. biserialis
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Trinomial name | |
Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis | |
Synonyms | |
Agrionoptera karschii Foerster, 1898 |
Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis known as the striped swampdragon is a subspecies of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[2] 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.[3] The species has not yet been assessed in the IUCN Red List, but is listed in the Catalog of Life[4]
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- ^ 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 [304] – 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
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- Libellulidae
- Odonata of Australia
- Insects of Australia
- Insects of New Guinea
- Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
- Insects described in 1879