Apocordulia
{{Short description|Genus of dragonflies}}
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|status_system=IUCN3.1
|parent_authority=Watson, 1980{{Cite journal|last=Watson|first=J.A.L.|year=1980|title=Apocordulia macrops, a new crepuscular gomphomacromiine dragonfly from south-eastern Australia (Odonata: Corduliidae)|journal=Journal of the Australian Entomological Society|volume=19|issue=4|pages=287–292 [287]|doi=10.1111/j.1440-6055.1980.tb00988.x|doi-access=free}}
|taxon=Apocordulia macrops
|authority=Watson, 1980
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Apocordulia is a genus of dragonflies in the superfamily Libelluloidea,{{Cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Apocordulia|title=Genus Apocordulia Watson, 1980|date=2022|website=Australian Faunal Directory|publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study|access-date=1 September 2024}}
endemic to the Murray-Darling Basin in eastern Australia.{{Cite book|title=The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia|last1=Theischinger|first1=Günther|last2=Hawking|first2=John|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2021|isbn=9781486313747|location=Melbourne, Australia|pages=406 |edition=2nd}}
Apocordulia is a monotypic genus with only one species, Apocordulia macrops,{{World Odonata List}}{{cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Apocordulia_macrops |title=Species Apocordulia macrops Watson, 1980|date=2022|website=Australian Faunal Directory|publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study|access-date=1 September 2024}}
commonly known as a nighthawk.
Apocordulia macrops is a medium-sized, dull coloured dragonfly with large eyes. It inhabits inland rivers {{cite book|title=Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata|last2=Endersby|first2=Ian|date=2009|publisher=Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW|isbn=978-1-74232-475-3|pages=241|last1=Theischinger|first1=Gunther|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf}}
Etymology
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.{{Cite journal|last=Endersby|first=I.|date=2012|title=Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46371075|journal=Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales|volume=145|issue=443 & 444|pages=34–53 |issn=0035-9173|via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}
The species name macrops is derived from two Greek words makros (μακρός) meaning long, and ops (ὤψ) meaning eye, describing the long eye seam.
Gallery
Apocordulia macrops female wings (34242389703).jpg|Female Apocordulia macrops wings
Apocordulia macrops male wings (34242396903).jpg|Male Apocordulia macrops wings
Note about family
Recent taxonomic research could not assign the genus Apocordulia to any family and it was placed incertae sedis within the superfamily Libelluloidea.{{Cite journal |last=Dijkstra |first=Klaas-Douwe B. |last2=Bechly |first2=Günter |last3=Bybee |first3=Seth M. |last4=Dow |first4=Rory A. |last5=Dumont |first5=Henri J. |last6=Fleck |first6=Günther |last7=Garrison |first7=Rosser W. |last8=Hämäläinen |first8=Matti |last9=Kalkman |first9=Vincent J. |last10=Karube |first10=Haruki |last11=May |first11=Michael L. |last12=Orr |first12=Albert G. |last13=Paulson |first13=Dennis R. |last14=Rehn |first14=Andrew C. |last15=Theischinger |first15=Günther |last16=Trueman |first16=John W.H. |last17=Van Tol |first17=Jan |last18=von Ellenrieder |first18=Natalia |last19=Ware |first19=Jessica |date=2013 |title=The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013) |url=https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3703.1.9 |journal=Zootaxa |language=en |volume=3703 |issue=1 |pages=36–45 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9 |doi-access=free |hdl=10072/61365 |hdl-access=free |issn=1175-5334 }}
Prior to this, Apocordulia had been considered to be part of one of several families: Austrocorduliidae, Synthemistidae or Corduliidae.{{Cite book|title=The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia|last=Theischinger|first=Günther|last2=Hawking|first2=John|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978 0 64309 073 6|location=Collingwood, Victoria, Australia|pages=366|quote=|via=}}
See also
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Category:Monotypic Odonata genera
Category:Endemic fauna of Australia
Category:Taxa named by J.A.L. (Tony) Watson