Adversaeschna
Genus of dragonflies
title: "Adversaeschna" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["aeshnidae", "anisoptera-genera", "monotypic-odonata-genera", "odonata-of-oceania", "taxa-named-by-j.a.l.-(tony)-watson", "insects-described-in-1992"] description: "Genus of dragonflies" topic_path: "general/aeshnidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adversaeschna" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of dragonflies ::
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Adversaeschna is a monotypic genus of large dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. Adversaeschna brevistyla is the only known species of this genus which is found in Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island and some Pacific Islands.
Species
The genus Adversaeschna includes only one species:
- Adversaeschna brevistyla (Rambur, 1842)
Etymology
The word Adversaeschna is a combination of two Latin words: adversus, meaning opposite in physical position; and aeschna, derived from the genus Aeshna named by Danish entomologist Johan Fabricius in 1775. Adversaeschna brevistyla was described by Tony Watson in 1992 as being taxonomically isolated from other dragonflies in the genus Aeshna.
References
References
- Watson, J.A.L.. (1992). "The affinities of ''Aeshna brevistyla'' (Rambur) (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae)". Odonatologica.
- (2012). "Genus ''Adversaeschna'' Watson, 1992". [[Australian Biological Resources Study]].
- (2006). "The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia". CSIRO Publishing.
- {{World Odonata List
- Endersby, I.. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales.
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