Austrosticta

Austrosticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Isostictidae
Genus:	Austrosticta; Tillyard, 1908[1]

Austrosticta is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Isostictidae.[2] It is endemic to northern Australia.[3] Species of Austrosticta are medium-sized damselflies, dull grey-brown in colour.[4]

Species

The genus Austrosticta includes the following species:[5]

Austrosticta fieldi Tillyard, 1908
Austrosticta frater Theischinger, 1997
Austrosticta soror Sjöstedt, 1917

References

Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "On a collection of dragonflies from central Australia, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 32 (1907): 761–767 [764]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19587 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Genus Austrosticta Tillyard, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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.
Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

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[Tillyard_1908b-1] Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "On a collection of dragonflies from central Australia, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 32 (1907): 761–767 [764]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19587 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[AFD-2] "Genus Austrosticta Tillyard, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

[DECCCW_2009-3] 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.

[Field_Guide-4] Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.

[Odonata_list-5] Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 April 2017.