Austroaeschna hardyi

Lesser Tasmanian darner
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Austroaeschna
Species:
A. hardyi
Binomial name
Austroaeschna hardyi
Tillyard, 1917

Austroaeschna hardyi is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the lesser Tasmanian darner. It inhabits streams and rivers in Western Tasmania, Australia.

Austroaeschna hardyi is a dark dragonfly with dull markings. It appears similar to the Tasmanian darner, Austroaeschna tasmanica.

Etymology

The genus name Austroaeschna combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Aeshna, a genus of dragonflies.

In 1917, Robin Tillyard named this species hardyi, likely an eponym honouring G. H. Hardy (1882-1966), Assistant Curator of the Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, from 1913 to 1917.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2020). "Austroaeschna hardyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T14255731A176081232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T14255731A176081232.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1917). "On some new dragonflies from Australia and Tasmania (Order Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 42: 450–479 [461]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.4860. ISSN 0370-047X – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Species Austroaeschna hardyi Tillyard, 1917". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  6. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  7. ↑ Endersby, Ian (2012). "Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S." Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 134: 1–16.
  8. ↑ Hämäläinen, Matti (9 February 2016). "Catalogue of individuals commemorated in the scientific names of extant dragonflies, including lists of all available eponymous species-group and genus-group names – Revised edition" (PDF). International Dragonfly Fund Report. 92: 1–132. ISSN 1435-3393.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)