Notoaeschna

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Notoaeschna
Notoaeschna sagittata mating pair
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Notoaeschna
Tillyard, 1916[1]

Notoaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Telephlebiidae,[2] endemic to south-eastern Australia.[3]

Species of Notoaeschna are large, dark brown to black dragonflies with yellow markings.[4]

Species[edit]

The genus Notoaeschna includes the following species:[5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1916). "Life-histories and descriptions of Australian Aeschninae, with a description of a new form of Telephlebia by Herbert Campion". Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 33: 1–83 [58]. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00253.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ "Genus Notoaeschna Tillyard, 1916". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 17 March 2017.