Telephlebia tryoni

Coastal evening darner
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Telephlebia
Species:
T. tryoni
Binomial name
Telephlebia tryoni
Tillyard, 1917

Telephlebia tryoni is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as the coastal evening darner. It is a medium to large, dark chestnut brown dragonfly with dark markings on the leading edge and base of its wings. It is endemic to eastern Australia, where it has been found along streams in rainforests and open areas, and flies at dusk.

Etymology

The genus name Telephlebia is derived from the Greek τῆλε (tēle, "at a distance") and φλέψ (phleps, "vein"), referring to the unusually elongated vein near the leading edge of the wing.

In 1917, Tillyard named this species tryoni, an eponym honouring Henry Tryon (1856-1943), Government Entomologist of Queensland.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Telephlebia tryoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T14260009A59256463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14260009A59256463.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 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 [459]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.4860 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Species Telephlebia tryoni Tillyard, 1917". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. 1 2 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. ISBN 0-643-05136-8.
  6. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  7. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  8. ↑ "Tryon, Henry". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  9. ↑ 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.
  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)