Austrophya is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae,[2] endemic to north-eastern Australia.[3]
| Austrophya | |
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| Austrophya mystica male, north Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Austrocorduliidae |
| Genus: | Austrophya Tillyard, 1909[1] |
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Species edit
This genus includes the following species:[4]
- Austrophya mystica Tillyard, 1909 - rainforest mystic
- Austrophya monteithorum Theischinger 2019 - summit mystic
From 1909 Austrophya used to be a monotypic genus with only one species, Austrophya mystica, until Austrophya monteithorum was described in 2019.[5]
Etymology edit
The genus name Austrophya, is derived from two words: the prefix Austro-, from a Latin word Australis, meaning southern, could be for purely Australian genera; the suffix -phya, derived from a Greek word meaning stature or growth, refers to existing generic names of dragonflies Neophya and Cordulephya, which are allied to this genus.[6]
Taxonomy edit
There are differing views as to the family that Austrophya best belongs to:
- It is considered to be part of the Austrocorduliidae family at the Australian Faunal Directory[2]
- It is considered to be part of the Synthemistidae family in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History[4]
- It is considered to be part of the Corduliidae family at Wikispecies
References edit
- ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1909). "On some remarkable Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 33 (1908): 737–751 [738] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b "Genus Austrophya Tillyard, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ a b Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, G. (2019). "Austrophya monteithorum sp. nov., a new dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera, Libelluloidea) from tropical Queensland, Australia, with notes on its collection and locality". The Australian Entomologist. 46 (3): 145–155 – via Informit.
- ^ Endersby, Ian (2012). "Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S." Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 134: 1–16.