Austroaeschna Explained

Austroaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the diverse family Aeshnidae.^[1]

Species of Austroaeschna are brown to black large dragonflies with dull or brightly coloured markings.^[2] One species is found in south-western Australia, while other species of Austroaeschna are indigenous to eastern Australia.

Species

The genus Austroaeschna includes the following species:^[3]

• Austroaeschna anacantha – western darner
• Austroaeschna atrata – mountain darner
• Austroaeschna christine – S-spot darner
• Austroaeschna cooloola – wallum darner
• Austroaeschna eungella – eungella darner
• Austroaeschna flavomaculata – alpine darner
• Austroaeschna hardyi – lesser Tasmanian darner
• Austroaeschna inermis – whitewater darner
• Austroaeschna ingrid - Grampians darner
• Austroaeschna muelleri – Carnarvon darner
• Austroaeschna multipunctata – multi-Spotted darner
• Austroaeschna obscura – Sydney mountain darner
• Austroaeschna parvistigma – swamp darner
• Austroaeschna pinheyi – inland darner
• Austroaeschna pulchra – forest darner
• Austroaeschna sigma – sigma darner
• Austroaeschna speciosa – tropical unicorn darner
• Austroaeschna subapicalis – conehead darner
• Austroaeschna tasmanica – Tasmanian darner
• Austroaeschna unicornis – unicorn darner

The following species are considered to be in the genus Austroaeschna by the Australian Faunal Directory.^[4]

• Dromaeschna forcipata – green-striped darner
• Dromaeschna weiskei – ochre-tipped darner

Notes and References

1. Web site: Family AESHNIDAE. 2022. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 24 August 2024.
2. Book: The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Theischinger. Günther. Hawking. John. CSIRO Publishing. 2006. 978-0-64309-073-6. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. 290.
3. Web site: World Odonata List. University of Puget Sound. 11 August 2010. Martin Schorr . Martin Lindeboom . Dennis Paulson. https://web.archive.org/web/20100828091754/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 28 August 2010 . live.
4. Web site: Genus Austroaeschna. 2022. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 25 August 2024.