Günther Theischinger

Günther Theischinger (born 1940), Odonatist, Australia

NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Office of Environment and Heritage, PO Box 29, Lidcombe NSW 1825 Australia
Co-author of The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

(List may be incomplete)

Theischinger, G. 1995. A second species of Austropetalia Tillyard from Australia (Odonata: Austropetaliidae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 27(1): 291–295. PDF.

Theischinger, G. 2000. A new species of Pseudagrion Selys from Australia (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 32(1): 253–257. Full article (PDF).

Michalski, J., Richards, S. & Theischinger, G. 2012. An interesting new species of Nososticta Hagen from southern New Guinea (Odonata, Disparoneuridae). Zootaxa 3590: 73–78. Preview Reference page.

Dijkstra, K.-D.B., Bechly, G., Bybee, S.M., Dow, R.A., Dumont, H.J., Fleck, G., Garrison, R.W., Hämäläinen, M., Kalkman, V.J., Karube, H., May, M.L., Orr, A.G., Paulson, D.R., Rehn, A.C., Theischinger, G., Trueman, J.W.H., van Tol, J., von Ellenrieder, N. & Ware, J. 2013. The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (ed.) 2013. Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness (Addenda 2013). Zootaxa 3703(1): 36–45. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9 . Reference page.
Kalkman, V.J. & Theischinger, G. 2013. Generic revision of Argiolestidae (Odonata), with four new genera. International Journal of Odonatology 16(1): 1–52. DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2012.749450 . Reference page.
Theischinger, G. 2013. Dr Donald H. Colless, in Memoriam. Zootaxa 3680(1): 210–211. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3680.1.14 Reference page.
Theischinger, G. 2013. A new species of Austropetalia Tillyard from north-eastern New South Wales, Australia (Anisoptera, Austropetaliidae). International Dragonfly Fund - Report 58: 1–8. PDF.

Theischinger, G. & Endersby, I. 2014. Australian dragonfly (Odonata) larvae: Descriptive history and identification. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 72: 73–120. BHL Reference page.
Ware, J.L., Beatty, C.D., Sánchez Herrera, M., Valley, S., Johnson, J., Kerst, C., May, M.L. & Theischinger, G. 2014. The petaltail dragonflies (Odonata: Petaluridae): Mesozoic habitat specialists that survive to the modern day. Journal of Biogeography 41(7): 1291-1300. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12273 Reference page.

Theischinger, G., Gassmann, D. & Richards, S.J. 2015. Microcnemis gracilis, a new genus and species of Idiocnemidinae (Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 3990(3): 429–436. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.3.7. Preview (PDF) Reference page.

Billingham, Z. & Theischinger, G. 2017. Gonomyia (Leiponeura) maidenorum nov.sp., a new species of crane fly from Victoria, Australia (Diptera: Limoniidae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 49/2: 1107–1110. PDF. Reference page.
Billingham, Z. & Theischinger, G. 2017. A new species of Gynoplistia Westwood cranefly (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Australia. Australian Entomologist 44(4): 197–202. Reference page.
Mynott, J.H., Suter, P.J. & Theischinger, G. 2017. Revision of the genus Dinotoperla Tillyard, 1921 (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae) using morphological characters and molecular data: establishes two new genera, three new species and updates the larval taxonomy. Zootaxa 4224(1): 1–76. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4224.1.1 Reference page.
Seehausen, M. & Theischinger, G. 2017. Nososticta impercepta sp. nov. (Odonata: Platycnemididae) from Timor, with a key to the Sundaic species. Zootaxa 4250(3): 262–274. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4250.3.4. Reference page.
Theischinger, G. & Burwell, C. 2017. A second species of Oristicta Tillyard (Odonata: Isostictidae). Zootaxa 4323(1): 83–95. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4323.1.6. Reference page.

Billingham, Z. & Theischinger, G. 2018. New and poorly known species of Molophilus Curtis crane flies from Australia (Diptera: Limoniidae). Australian Entomologist 45(1): 75–92. Reference page.
Billingham, Z. & Theischinger, G. 2018. Three new species of Crane Fly from Australia (Diptera: Tipuloidea). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 50(1): 321–332. PDF. Reference page.
Theischinger, G., Billingham, Z. & Growns, I. 2018. Ozeoura-A new genus of Chioneinae (Insecta: Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae) from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 70(5): 447–468. PDF. Reference page.
Theischinger, G., Billingham, Z. & Martin, J. 2018. The genus Styringomyia Loew in Australia (Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 50(2): 1587–1633. PDF. Reference page.

Billingham, Z. & Theischinger, G. 2019. A new species of Molophilus (Superbomolophilus) Theischinger (Diptera: Limoniidae) from the Barrington Tops region of New South Wales, Australia. Australian Entomologist 46(2): 93–98. Reference page.
Billingham, Z. & Theischinger, G. 2019. Two new species of Molophilus Curtis from Australia (Diptera, Limoniidae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 51(2): 803–809. PDF. Reference page.
Billingham, Z. & Theischinger, G. 2019. A new species of Atarba Osten Sacken from Victoria, Australia (Diptera: Limoniidae). Australian Entomologist 46(4): 161–166. Reference page.
Theischinger, G., Billingham, Z.D., Martin, J. & Growns, I. 2019. The genus Rhabdomastix Skuse in Australia (Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae). Zootaxa 4661(1): 65–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4661.1.3 Reference page.
Theischinger, G. & Mynott, J.H. 2019. A new species of Dinotoperla Tillyard, 1921 from the Shoalhaven catchment (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae). Zootaxa 4550(3): 423–427. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4550.3.9 Reference page.

Theischinger, G., Billingham, Z. & Orr, A. 2020. Australian species of Dicranomyia (Idioglochina) (Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae). Australian Entomologist 47(2): 53–72. ResearchGate Reference page.
Theischinger, G., Marinov, M., Bybee, S., Jensen, C., Theuerkauf, J. & Rashni, B. 2020. The genus Gynacantha Rambur, 1842 in the South Pacific (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae). Zootaxa 4778(1): 171–195. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4778.1.7 Reference page.

Billingham, Z. & Theischinger, G. 2021. Notes on the species of Molophilus (Superbomolophilus) Theischinger (Diptera: Limoniidae), with a description of a new species. Australian Entomologist 48(4): 375–383. Reference page.