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Austrocorduliidae
Austrocorduliidae is a family of dragonflies occurring in South Africa and Australia, which until recently was considered to be part of the Corduliidae The Corduliidae, also knowns as the emeralds, emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers, is a family of dragonflies. These dragonflies are usually black or dark brown with areas of metallic green or yellow, and most of them have large, emerald-gr ... family. Members of Austrocorduliidae are small to medium-sized, dark dragonflies with clear wings. Genera The family includes the following genera: * '' Apocordulia'' * '' Austrocordulia'' * '' Austrophya'' * '' Hesperocordulia'' * '' Lathrocordulia'' * '' Micromidia'' Notes The family Austrocorduliidae is not currently recognised in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q29324790 Odonata families Odonata of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrocorduliidae
Austrocorduliidae is a family of dragonflies occurring in South Africa and Australia, which until recently was considered to be part of the Corduliidae The Corduliidae, also knowns as the emeralds, emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers, is a family of dragonflies. These dragonflies are usually black or dark brown with areas of metallic green or yellow, and most of them have large, emerald-gr ... family. Members of Austrocorduliidae are small to medium-sized, dark dragonflies with clear wings. Genera The family includes the following genera: * '' Apocordulia'' * '' Austrocordulia'' * '' Austrophya'' * '' Hesperocordulia'' * '' Lathrocordulia'' * '' Micromidia'' Notes The family Austrocorduliidae is not currently recognised in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q29324790 Odonata families Odonata of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrocordulia
''Austrocordulia'' is a genus of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae, endemic to northern and eastern Australia. Species of ''Austrocordulia'' are medium-sized, dark-coloured dragonflies, either brown or black with yellow markings. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Austrocordulia leonardi'' – Sydney hawk * '' Austrocordulia refracta'' – eastern hawk * '' Austrocordulia territoria'' – Top End hawk Note about family There are differing views as to the family that ''Austrocordulia'' best belongs to: * It is considered to be part of the Austrocorduliidae family at the Australian Faunal Directory * It is considered to be part of the Synthemistidae family in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History * It is considered to be part of the Corduliidae family at Wikispecies Wikispecies is a wiki-based online project supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its aim is to create a comprehensive open content catalogue of all species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocordulia
''Apocordulia'' is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae, endemic to the Murray-Darling Basin in eastern Australia. ''Apocordulia'' is a monotypic genus with only one species, ''Apocordulia macrops'', commonly known as a nighthawk. ''Apocordulia macrops'' is a medium-sized, dull coloured dragonfly with large eyes. It inhabits inland rivers and flies at dawn and dusk. Etymology The word ''Apocordulia'' is derived from two words: ''apo'' from the Greek ἀπό meaning from or away, and ''Cordulia'' the genus of dragonfly. Tony Watson described the dragonfly genus ''Apocordulia'' as appearing different to the normal appearance of a ''Cordulia'' dragonfly. The species name ''macrops'' is derived from two Greek words ''makros'' (μακρός) meaning long, and ''ops'' (ὤψ) meaning eye, describing the long eye seam. Gallery Apocordulia macrops female wings (34242389703).jpg, Female ''Apocordulia macrops'' wings Apocordulia macrops male wings (34242396903).jpg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrophya
''Austrophya'' is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae, endemic to north-eastern Australia. Species This genus includes the following species: * '' Austrophya mystica'' - rainforest mystic * '' Austrophya monteithorum'' - summit mystic From 1909 ''Austrophya'' used to be a monotypic genus with only one species, '' Austrophya mystica'', until '' Austrophya monteithorum'' was described in 2019. Etymology 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. Taxonomy 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 * It is considered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperocordulia
''Hesperocordulia'' is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae, endemic to south-western Australia. ''Hesperocordulia'' is a monotypic genus with only one species, ''Hesperocordulia berthoudi'', known as the orange streamcruiser. ''Hesperocordulia berthoudi'' is a medium-sized, orange, red and black dragonfly with clear wings and very long legs. It inhabits streams, rivers and pools. Gallery Hesperocordulia berthoudi female wings (34216216914).jpg, Female ''Hesperocordulia berthoudi'' wings Hesperocordulia berthoudi male wings (35019726936).jpg, Male ''Hesperocordulia berthoudi'' wings Note about family There are differing views as to the family that ''Hesperocordulia'' belongs to: * It is considered to be part of the family Austrocorduliidae at the Australian Faunal Directory * It is considered to be part of the family Synthemistidae in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History * It is considered to be part of the family Corduliidae at W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lathrocordulia
''Lathrocordulia'' is a genus of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae, endemic to Australia. Species of ''Lathrocordulia'' are medium-sized, bronze to black dragonflies without pale markings, Species The genus ''Lathrocordulia'' includes the following species: * '' Lathrocordulia garrisoni'' – Queensland swiftwing * '' Lathrocordulia metallica'' – Western swiftwing Note about family There are differing views as to the family that ''Lathrocordulia'' best belongs to: * It is considered to be part of the Austrocorduliidae family at the Australian Faunal Directory * It is considered to be part of the Synthemistidae family in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History * It is considered to be part of the Corduliidae family at Wikispecies Wikispecies is a wiki-based online project supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its aim is to create a comprehensive open content catalogue of all species; the project is directed at scientists, rather than at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micromidia
''Micromidia'' is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae. They are small to medium-sized dragonflies, coloured black or metallic green with pale markings, and endemic to eastern Australia. Species The genus ''Micromidia'' includes the following species: *''Micromidia atrifrons'' – forest mosquitohawk *'' Micromidia convergens'' – early mosquitohawk *'' Micromidia rodericki'' – Thursday Island mosquitohawk Note about family There are differing views as to the family that ''Micromidia'' best belongs to: * It is considered to be part of the Austrocorduliidae family at the Australian Faunal Directory * It is considered to be part of the Synthemistidae family in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History * It is considered to be part of the Corduliidae family at Wikispecies Wikispecies is a wiki-based online project supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its aim is to create a comprehensive open content catalogue of all species; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Adult dragonflies are characterized by a pair of large, multifaceted compound eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Many dragonflies have brilliant iridescent or metallic colours produced by structural colouration, making them conspicuous in flight. An adult dragonfly's compound eyes have nearly 24,000 ommatidia each. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the closely related damselflies, which make up the other odonatan infraorder ( Zygoptera) and are similar in body plan though usually lighter in build; however, the wings of most dragonflies are held flat and away from the body, while damselflies hold their wings folded at rest, along or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Faunal Directory
The Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) is an online catalogue of taxonomic and biological information on all animal species known to occur within Australia. It is a program of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of the Government of Australia. By May 12, 2021, the Australian Faunal Directory has collected information about 126,442 species and subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species .... It includes the data from the discontinued ''Zoological Catalogue of Australia'' and is regularly updated. Started in the 1980s, it set a goal to compile a "list of all Australian fauna including terrestrial vertebrates, ants and marine fauna" and create an "Australian biotaxonomic information system".''Commonwealth Record'', Volume 5, Issues 26-34, p. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
