Rainforest vicetail | |
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Male, Cairns | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Gomphidae |
Genus: | Hemigomphus |
Species: | H. theischingeri
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Binomial name | |
Hemigomphus theischingeri | |
Hemigomphus theischingeri is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae,[3] known as the rainforest vicetail.[4] It is a small, black and yellow dragonfly, endemic to northern Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits rainforest streams.[5][6]
Hemigomphus theischingeri is named after Günther Theischinger, a specialist in Australian Odonata.