Summit Mystic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Austrocorduliidae
Genus: Austrophya
Species:
A. monteithorum
Binomial name
Austrophya monteithorum

Austrophya monteithorum is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae,[3] known as the summit mystic.[4] It is probably a small dragonfly, adults have not been seen.[4] It is known only from larva found at the summit plateau of Thornton Peak, north-west of Cairns in tropical Queensland, Australia.[2]

Etymology

Austrophya monteithorum is named after Geoff and Sybil Monteith of the Queensland Museum who collected the type material in an expedition to Thornton Peak in 1984.[2]

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References

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  1. ↑ Theischinger, G. (2021). "Austrophya monteithorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T173412461A173412545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T173412461A173412545.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Theischinger, G. (2019). "Austrophya monteithorum sp. nov., a new dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera, Libelluloidea) from tropical Queensland, Australia, with notes on its collection and locality". The Australian Entomologist. 46 (3): 145–155 – via Informit.
  3. ↑ "Species Austrophya monteithorum Theischinger, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-1-48631-374-7.
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