Hesperocordulia
| Orange streamcruiser | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Genus: | Hesperocordulia Tillyard, 1911[2] |
| Species: | H. berthoudi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hesperocordulia berthoudi | |
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Hesperocordulia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae,[3] endemic to south-western Australia.[4]
Hesperocordulia is a monotypic genus with only one species, Hesperocordulia berthoudi,[5][6] known as the orange streamcruiser.[4] Hesperocordulia berthoudi is a medium-sized, orange, red and black dragonfly with clear wings and very long legs.[7] It inhabits streams, rivers and pools.[8]
Gallery
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Male Hesperocordulia berthoudi wings
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Note about family
There are differing views as to the family that Hesperocordulia belongs to:
- It is considered to be part of the family Austrocorduliidae at the Australian Faunal Directory[3]
- It is considered to be part of the family Synthemistidae in the World Odonata List at the Slater Museum of Natural History[5]
- It is considered to be part of the family Corduliidae at Wikispecies
- In 2006 it was considered to be part of the family Oxygastridae in The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia[4]
See also
References
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- ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1911). "Further notes on some rare Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 36: 366–387 [376] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1911). "Further notes on some rare Australian Corduliinae, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 36: 366–387 [375] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b "Genus Hesperocordulia Tillyard, 1911". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- ^ a b Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Species Hesperocordulia berthoudi Tillyard, 1911". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ 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 0643051368.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 220. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.