Biodiversity in Australia's National Reserve System - Part ... - BushBlitz

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata)
The ANHAT database has 9751 records for 283 species and subspecies of dragonflies and
damselflies. Thirty-two species account for approximately 50% of the total species records
in ANHAT. These species have over 80 records each, and, in the case of the
Austroargiolestes icteromelas, over 400 records.
Table 44 Dragonfly and damselfly species that account for approximately 50% of the total
species records in ANHAT.
Species No. Records % total records
Austroargiolestes aureus 85 0.87
Austroagrion watsoni 87 0.89
Austrolestes annulosus 88 0.90
Austroagrion exclamationis 89 0.91
Pseudagrion aureofrons 90 0.92
Synthemis eustalacta 94 0.96
Hemicordulia intermedia 96 0.98
Ceriagrion aeruginosum 96 0.98
Austrolestes analis 102 1.05
Austroaeschna pulchra 104 1.07
Adversaeschna brevistyla 109 1.12
Hemigomphus heteroclytus 114 1.17
Archiargiolestes pusillus 119 1.22
Austrolestes cingulatus 120 1.23
Diphlebia euphoeoides 127 1.30
Choristhemis flavoterminata 132 1.35
Agriocnemis pygmaea 135 1.38
Nososticta solitaria 149 1.53
Austrolestes psyche 150 1.54
Argiocnemis rubescens 153 1.57
Pseudagrion ignifer 155 1.59
Xanthagrion erythroneurum 157 1.61
Austrolestes leda 166 1.70
Hemicordulia australiae 169 1.73
Petalura gigantea 169 1.73
Synlestes weyersii 182 1.87
Hemicordulia tau 182 1.87
Hemianax papuensis 204 2.09
Pseudagrion microcephalum 227 2.33
Ischnura aurora 260 2.67
Ischnura heterosticta 353 3.62
Austroargiolestes icteromelas 445 4.56
Total 4908 50.31
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