Zyxomma multinervorum is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,[3][4] known as the large duskdarter.[5] It is a stout and short-bodied dragonfly with dull-coloured markings.[5] It has been found in north-eastern Australia,[6] New Guinea and the Maluku Islands.[7]

Large duskdarter
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Zyxomma
Species:
Z. multinervorum
Binomial name
Zyxomma multinervorum

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  1. ^ Kalkman, V. (2009). "Zyxomma multinervorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163924A5668409. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163924A5668409.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Carpenter, G.H. (1897). "On some dragonflies in the Dublin Museum of Science and Art". Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society. 8: 434–438 [435] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ "Species Zyxomma multinervorum Carpenter, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  6. ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  7. ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.