Biology:Teinobasis rufithorax

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Red-breasted longtail
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Male, Cairns
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Teinobasis
Species:
T. rufithorax
Binomial name
Teinobasis rufithorax
(Selys, 1877)[2]
Teinobasis rufithorax distribution map.svg

Teinobasis rufithorax is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,[3] commonly known as a red-breasted longtail.[4] It is found on Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia, and on Torres Strait islands, Maluku Island, Aru Islands, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.[3] It inhabits shaded, deep waters.[5]

Teinobasis rufithorax is a medium-sized damselfly, with an orange body and an orange-red tip to its tail.[4]

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See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Teinobasis rufithorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T83150902A83373545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83150902A83373545.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/83150902/83373545. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1877). "Synopsis des Agrionines, 5me légion: Agrion (suite et fin). Les genres Telebasis, Argiocnemis et Hemiphlebia" (in fr). Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 2 43: 97–159 [122]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5707235. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Species Teinobasis rufithorax (Selys, 1877)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Teinobasis_rufithorax;Teinobasis. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 82. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6. 
  5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 238. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2551841 entry