Biology:Austroargiolestes
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Short description: Genus of damselflies
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Argiolestidae |
| Genus: | Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1925[1] |
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Austroargiolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Argiolestidae.[2] They are commonly known as Flatwings; unlike many other damselflies, at rest their wings are spread out flat.[3]
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
- List of Odonata species of Australia
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]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2798410.
- ↑ "Genus Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1925". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austroargiolestes.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ *Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ↑ *"World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2354070 entry
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