Micromidia atrifrons

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Forest mosquitohawk
Male Cairns, Australia.
Female

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Austrocorduliidae
Genus: Micromidia
Species:
M. atrifrons
Binomial name
Micromidia atrifrons
(McLachlan, 1883)[2]

Micromidia atrifrons is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae,[3] known as the Forest mosquitohawk.[4] It is a small to medium-sized, black to metallic green dragonfly with pale markings on its abdomen,[4]

endemic to north-eastern Australia,[5]
where it inhabits streams.[6]

Gallery

  • Female dorsal view
    Female dorsal view
  • Female lateral view
    Female lateral view
  • Female detail
    Female detail
  • Female wings
    Female wings
  • Male wings
    Male wings

Note

There is uncertainty about which family Micromidia atrifrons best belongs to: Austrocorduliidae,[3] Synthemistidae,[7] or Corduliidae.[8]

See also

References

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  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163572A5617655.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ McLachlan, R. (1883). "Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Corduline du sous-genre Syncordulia". Comptes-rendus des séances de la Société entomologique de Belgique. 3 (in French). 32: xc-xci [xc] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ a b "Species Micromidia atrifrons (McLachlan, 1883)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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  7. ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Micromidia". Wikispecies. 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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