Hemigomphus atratus

Black vicetail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Hemigomphus
Species: H. atratus
Binomial name
Hemigomphus atratus
Watson, 1991[2]
Synonyms

Austrogomphus atratus Watson, 1991

Hemigomphus atratus is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae,[3] known as the black vicetail.[4] It is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits rainforest streams.[5][6]

Hemigomphus atratus is a small, black and yellow dragonfly.[4] Very little other information is known of this species, all of it coming from a single specimen found living at a freshwater stream near Tinaroo Dam, in north-eastern Queensland.[1]

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References

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  1. 1 2 Assessors: Hawking, J.; Theischinger, G. / Evaluators: Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (Odonata Red List Authority) (2006). "Austrogomphus atratus in IUCN 2009". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Vers. 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  2. ↑ Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "The Australian Gomphidae (Odonata)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 5: 289-441 [313]. doi:10.1071/IT9910289 – via CSIRO publishing.
  3. ↑ "Species Hemigomphus atratus Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 190. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 219. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  6. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
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