''Armagomphus armiger'' is a species of
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 threate ...
of the family
Gomphidae
The Gomphidae are a family of dragonflies commonly referred to as clubtails or club-tailed dragonflies. The family contains about 90 genera and 900 species found across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The name refers to the ...
,
known as an armourtail.
It is the only known species of the
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus
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Armagomphus
''Armagomphus'' is a monotypic genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae,
endemic to south-western Australia.
The single known species is small in size with black and yellow markings.
Species
The genus contains only one species:
*'' Armago ...
''.
''Armagomphus armiger'' is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
south-western Australia, where it inhabits streams and rivers.
It is a small dragonfly with black and yellow markings.
Gallery
Armagomphus armiger female wings (35012888506).jpg, Female wings
Armagomphus armiger male wings (35012891176).jpg, Male wings
See also
*
List of Odonata species of Australia
This is a list of species of damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Australia.
Common names of species are linked, beside their scientific names.
The list is split into two groups: damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) and other dragonflies (infr ...
References
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Gomphidae
Odonata of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Robert John Tillyard
Insects described in 1913