Hemigomphus gouldii
| Southern vicetail | |
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| Male Hemigomphus gouldii | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Hemigomphus |
| Species: | H. gouldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemigomphus gouldii (Selys, 1854)[1] | |
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Hemigomphus gouldii is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae,[2] known as the southern vicetail.[3] It is a small, black and yellow dragonfly, endemic to eastern Australia, where it inhabits permanent streams and rivers.[4][5]
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- ↑ Selys-Longchamps, Edmond (1854). "Synopsis des Gomphines". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique (in French). 21 (7): 23-112 [64] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Species Hemigomphus gouldii (Selys, 1854)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 188. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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