Gynacantha kirbyi is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[3] known as the slender duskhawker.[4] It is found in northern Queensland, Australia,[5] the Maluku Islands, Tanimbar and New Guinea.[6]
| Slender duskhawker | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Gynacantha |
| Species: | G. kirbyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gynacantha kirbyi | |
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Gynacantha kirbyi is a large, dull-coloured dragonfly with a strongly constricted waist in its abdomen at segment 3. Wings of the female have a brown colouring near their base. It is a crepuscular insect and flies at dawn and dusk.[6]
Etymology
editThe genus name Gynacantha is derived from Greek γυνή (gynē, “woman”) and ἄκανθα (akantha, “thorn”). The name refers to the spines at the end of the female abdomen.[7]
In 1898, Leopold Krüger named this species kirbyi, an eponym honouring the English entomologist William Forsell Kirby (1844–1912).[2][7][8]
Gallery
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Male appendages
Female wings
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Gynacantha kirbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T87531053A87533956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87531053A87533956.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 Krüger, L. (1898). "Die Odonaten von Sumatra. II. Theil. Familie Aeschniden". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung (in German). 59: 267–331 [278] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Species Gynacantha kirbyi Krüger, 1898". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- 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. p. 278. ISBN 0-643-05136-8.
- 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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