Biology:Austrogomphus divaricatus

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Fork hunter
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Male, Queensland
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Austrogomphus
Subgenus: Pleiogomphus
Species:
A. divaricatus
Binomial name
Austrogomphus divaricatus
Watson, 1991[2]
Austrogomphus divaricatus distribution map.svg

Austrogomphus divaricatus, also known as Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) divaricatus, is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae,[3] commonly known as the fork hunter.[4] It inhabits streams and rivers in northern Queensland, Australia.[5][6]

Austrogomphus divaricatus is a medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly.[4]

Gallery

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrogomphus divaricatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T14277279A59256698. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14277279A59256698.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14277279/59256698. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "The Australian Gomphidae (Odonata)". Invertebrate Taxonomy 5 (2): 289–441 [358]. doi:10.1071/IT9910289. 
  3. "Species Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) divaricatus Watson, 1991". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrogomphus_(Pleiogomphus)_divaricatus. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 174. 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. pp. 203. 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. pp. 278. ISBN 0643051368. 

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