Telephlebia godeffroyi is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,[3] known as the eastern evening darner.[4] It is a medium to large, dark chestnut brown dragonfly with dark markings on the leading edge of its wings.[5] It is endemic to eastern New South Wales, Australia, where it inhabits stream margins and waterfalls,[6] and flies at dusk.[5]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Telephlebia |
| Species: | T. godeffroyi |
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Etymology
editThe 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.[7]
In 1883, Edmond de Sélys Longchamps named this species godeffroyi, an eponym honouring Johann Cesar VI Godeffroy (1813-1885), the Hamburg shipping magnate whose captains and collectors assembled the original southern hemisphere collections of the Museum Godeffroy.[7][8]
Gallery
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Female wings
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Telephlebia godeffroyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T14259999A59256453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14259999A59256453.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1883). "Synopsis des Aeschnines. Première partie: Classification". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 3 (in French). 5: 712–748 [741] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Species Telephlebia godeffroyi Selys, 1883". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- 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.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- 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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