Austrogynacantha heterogena Tillyard, 1908

Grand, Daniel, Marinov, Milen, Jourdan, Herve, Cook, Carl, Rouys, Sophie, Mille, Christian & Theuerkauf, Jörn, 2019, Distribution, habitats, phenology and conservation of New Caledonian Odonata, Zootaxa 4640 (1), pp. 1-112 : 51

Austrogynacantha heterogena Tillyard, 1908

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Austrogynacantha heterogena Tillyard, 1908: 425 .

Distribution ( Fig. 49 ). This species occurs all over Australia ( Tsuda 2000). In New Caledonia, it is only known from the municipality of Koné and from the Dumbéa valley ( Davies 2002). This very fragmented distribution sug- gests either the species is newly arrived from Australia or there has been insufficient sampling effort.

Habitat. This species frequents standing waters ( Theischinger & Hawking 2006).

Biology and behaviour. Austrogynacantha heterogena has crepuscular habits. It is attracted by light in the evening and can enter houses ( Davies 2002). Its larva is briefly illustrated by Theischinger & Hawking (2006).

Status. Due to insufficient information about the status of A. heterogena in New Caledonia, we consider the species to be DD.

Figures

FIGURE 48. Austrogynacantha heterogena, male, Australia (M. Tattersall).

FIGURE 49. Records of Austrogynacantha heterogena.