Agyrtacantha dirupta

Trifid duskhawker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Agyrtacantha
Species:
A. dirupta
Binomial name
Agyrtacantha dirupta
(Karsch, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Triacanthagyna dirupta Karsch, 1889
  • Platacantha foersteri Martin, 1909

Agyrtacantha dirupta is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, commonly known as the trifid duskhawker. It has been found from the Maluku Islands through Australia to the Pacific.

Agyrtacantha dirupta is a large, dark dragonfly with green, brown and black colour variations. It inhabits still and brackish water. Adults are nomadic and fly at dusk.

Etymology

The genus name Agyrtacantha combines the Greek ἀγύρτης (agyrtēs, "imposter" or "charlatan"), referring to confusion surrounding its earlier classification, with ἄκανθα (akantha, "thorn" or "spine"), referring to the spines at the tip of the female abdomen.

The species name dirupta is derived from the Latin dirumpo ("to break apart" or "rupture"), possibly referring to the unexpected discovery of this species far from the previously known range of the genus Triacanthagyna.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Agyrtacantha dirupta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T83304709A83373261. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83304709A83373261.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Karsch, F. (1889). "Neue Aeschniden der indo-australischen Region". Entomologische Nachrichten (in German). 15. Dresden: 236–239 [236] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Species Agyrtacantha dirupta (Karsch, 1889)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  6. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
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  8. 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.