Austrogomphus angelorum

Murray River hunter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Austrogomphus
Subgenus: Austrogomphus
Species:
A. angelorum
Binomial name
Austrogomphus angelorum
Tillyard, 1913

Austrogomphus angelorum, also known as Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) angelorum, and originally named as Austrogomphus angeli, is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae, commonly known as the Murray River hunter. It inhabits slow-flowing parts of the Murray River in South Australia and on the border of New South Wales and Victoria.

Austrogomphus angelorum is a tiny to medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly.

Etymology

The genus name Austrogomphus combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Gomphus, a genus name derived from Greek γόμφος (gomphos, “peg” or “nail”), alluding to the clubbed shape of the abdomen in males. The name refers to a southern representative of that group.

The species name angelorum is an eponym honouring the brothers Frank Milton Angel and Sydney Angel, who collected the original specimens. In 1913, Tillyard originally named the species angeli, which was later amended to angelorum to reflect that it honoured two people.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. 2019. Austrogomphus angelorum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T163580A14276870. Downloaded on 26 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "Some descriptions of new forms of Australian Odonata". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 38: 229–241 [233]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.13559 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Species Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) angelorum Tillyard, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 166. 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. 202. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  6. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
  7. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Angel, Sydney". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  10. ↑ 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)