Micromidia atrifrons is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae,[3] known as the Forest mosquitohawk.[4] It is a small to medium-sized, black to metallic green dragonfly with pale markings on its abdomen,[4] endemic to north-eastern Australia,[5] where it inhabits streams.[6]
Forest mosquitohawk | |
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Male Cairns, Australia. | |
Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Austrocorduliidae |
Genus: | Micromidia |
Species: | M. atrifrons
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Binomial name | |
Micromidia atrifrons (McLachlan, 1883)[2]
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There is uncertainty about which family Micromidia atrifrons best belongs to: Austrocorduliidae,[3] Synthemistidae,[7] or Corduliidae.[8]