''Hemigomphus theischingeri'' 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 the rainforest vicetail.
It is a small, black and yellow dragonfly, endemic to northern Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits rainforest streams.
Etymology
''Hemigomphus theischingeri'' is named after