Major Group: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Pseudocorduliidae
Genus: Pseudocordulia
This family is represented in Australia by a single genus, Pseudocordulia. |
Descriptive Features: pubescence very extensive, long, strongly curved setae form a fringe around the body
head short and unusually wide
eyes strongly protruding laterally and somewhat anteriorly
frontal plate developed
prementum long, narrow at base, very wide and not flat distally
labial palps broadened distally forming a mask, in front of the head, when closed
labial palps with 8 large palpal setae and with 7 well developed distal dentations
antennae 7-segmented, segments 3, 5-7 markedly longer than segment 4
pronotum markedly narrower than head
pronotal lobes extremely flat, rounded
synthorax also extremely flat, hardly wider than head
fore and mid femora distinctively flattened, widened and slightly bowed
wing pads parallel, reaching to 2/3 of abdominal tergum 5
abdomen very flat, from base to the end of segment 7 almost parallel sided, thence strongly tapered
Total length: 20.5 mm |
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Taxonomic Checklist: Species
Pseudocordulia circularis Tillyard, 1909
Pseudocordulia elliptica Tillyard, 1913 |
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Distribution: NE Qld (Mt Lewis and some other high mountains)
Sensitivity Rating: none
Functional Feeding Group: predators |
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Ecology: Adults are commonly known as 'mistflies'.
Instream habitat: Pseudocordulia larvae are generally found within leaf litter at the edges of forest streams.
Feeding ecology: Larvae are predators.
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Information Sources: Theischinger 2001, Theischinger & Hawking 2006, Houston 1988, Theischinger & Hawking 2006
Key to Species: none |
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