Zyxomma elgneri

Short-tailed duskdarter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Zyxomma
Species: Z. elgneri
Binomial name
Zyxomma elgneri
Ris, 1913[1]

Zyxomma elgneri is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[2][3] known as the short-tailed duskdarter.[4] It is a slender and short-bodied dragonfly with dull-coloured markings.[4] It inhabits a range of water sources including rivers, ponds and swamps in northern and eastern Australia[5] and New Guinea.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ris, F. (1913). "Libellulinen 7". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps (in German). 15. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 837–964 [905]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9137 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Species Zyxomma elgneri Ris, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. 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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