Austroargiolestes
Austroargiolestes is a genus of damselflies in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae.[2] They are commonly known as Flatwings; unlike many other damselflies, at rest their wings are spread out flat.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Megapodagrionidae |
| Genus: | Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1925[1] |
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They are medium-sized dragonflies with bronze-black colouring and pale markings. Species of Austroargiolestes are endemic to eastern Australia.[4]
Species
The genus Austroargiolestes includes the following species:[5]
- Austroargiolestes alpinus (Tillyard, 1913) - New England Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes amabilis (Förster, 1899) - Flame Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes aureus (Tillyard, 1906) - Tropical Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes brookhousei Theischinger & O'Farrell, 1986 - Barrington Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes calcaris (Fraser, 1958) - Powdered Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes christine Theischinger & O'Farrell, 1986 - Milky Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes chrysoides (Tillyard, 1913) - Golden Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes elke Theischinger & O'Farrell, 1986 - Azure Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Selys, 1862) - Common Flatwing
- Austroargiolestes isabellae Theischinger & O'Farrell, 1986 - Sydney Flatwing
See also
References
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- Kennedy, C.H. (1925). "New genera of Megapodagrioninae, with notes on the subfamily". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. 67: 291–311 [294] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "Genus Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1925". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- 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. ISBN 0643051368.
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- Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
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- Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
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