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Southern Vicetail
Hemigomphus gouldii
Hemigomphus gouldii is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae, known as the southern vicetail. It is a small, black and yellow dragonfly, endemic to eastern Australia, where it inhabits permanent streams and rivers.
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The genus name Hemigomphus is derived from the Greek ἡμι- (hēmi, "half"), combined with Gomphus, a genus name derived from the Greek γόμφος (gomphos, "peg" or "nail"), referring to the shape of the male abdomen. The name refers to the close relationship of the genus to Gomphus. In 1854, Selys named this species gouldii, an eponym honouring John Gould (1804–1881), an ornithologist who collected the original specimen during his visit to Australia between 1838 and 1840.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 323666.