Caliagrion is a monotypic genus of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae.[5] The single species of this genus, Caliagrion billinghursti,[6] is commonly known as a large riverdamsel,[7] and is endemic to south-eastern Australia, where it inhabits slow-flowing rivers and ponds. [8]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Caliagrion Tillyard, 1913[2] |
| Species: | C. billinghursti |
| Binomial name | |
| Caliagrion billinghursti | |
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Caliagrion billinghursti is a large damselfly; the male is coloured bright blue with black, while the female is yellow and black.[7]
Etymology
editThe genus name Caliagrion is derived from the Greek καλός (kalos, "beautiful" or "good") combined with Agrion, a genus name derived from the Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild").[9]
In 1901, René Martin named the species billinghursti, an eponym honouring its collector, Farncombe Lovett Billinghurst (1859-1937), of Alexandra, Victoria.[3][9][10]
Gallery
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Female Caliagrion billinghursti wings
Male Caliagrion billinghursti wings
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References
edit- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Caliagrion billinghursti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T14263430A59256518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14263430A59256518.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 37 (1912): 404–479 [468]. Bibcode:1913PLSNS..37..404T. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22352 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 1 2 Martin, R. (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 14: 220–248 [246] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "Genus Caliagrion Tillyard, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ "Species Caliagrion billinghursti (Martin, 1901)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ 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. ISBN 978-0-643-05136-2.
- 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- ↑ 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.
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