Nighthawk | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Austrocorduliidae |
Genus: |
Apocordulia Watson, 1980 [1] |
Species: | A. macrops
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Binomial name | |
Apocordulia macrops | |
Apocordulia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae, [2] endemic to the Murray-Darling Basin in eastern Australia. [3]
Apocordulia is a monotypic genus with only one species, Apocordulia macrops, [4] [5] commonly known as a nighthawk. [3] Apocordulia macrops is a medium-sized, dull coloured dragonfly with large eyes. [3] It inhabits inland rivers [6] and flies at dawn and dusk. [7]
The word Apocordulia is derived from two words: apo from the Greek ἀπό meaning from or away, and Cordulia the genus of dragonfly. Tony Watson described the dragonfly genus Apocordulia as appearing different to the normal appearance of a Cordulia dragonfly. [1] [8]
The species name macrops is derived from two Greek words makros (μακρός) meaning long, and ops (ὤψ) meaning eye, describing the long eye seam. [1] [8]
There are differing views as to the family that Apocordulia best belongs to:
Nighthawk | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Austrocorduliidae |
Genus: |
Apocordulia Watson, 1980 [1] |
Species: | A. macrops
|
Binomial name | |
Apocordulia macrops | |
Apocordulia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Austrocorduliidae, [2] endemic to the Murray-Darling Basin in eastern Australia. [3]
Apocordulia is a monotypic genus with only one species, Apocordulia macrops, [4] [5] commonly known as a nighthawk. [3] Apocordulia macrops is a medium-sized, dull coloured dragonfly with large eyes. [3] It inhabits inland rivers [6] and flies at dawn and dusk. [7]
The word Apocordulia is derived from two words: apo from the Greek ἀπό meaning from or away, and Cordulia the genus of dragonfly. Tony Watson described the dragonfly genus Apocordulia as appearing different to the normal appearance of a Cordulia dragonfly. [1] [8]
The species name macrops is derived from two Greek words makros (μακρός) meaning long, and ops (ὤψ) meaning eye, describing the long eye seam. [1] [8]
There are differing views as to the family that Apocordulia best belongs to: