Biology:Austrothemis

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Short description: Genus of insects

Austrothemis
Austrothemis nigrescens male.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Leucorrhiniinae
Genus: Austrothemis
Ris, 1912[1]

Austrothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae,[2] endemic to southern Australia.[3][4] The single known species, Austrothemis nigrescens, is small and inhabits lakes and swamps.[3]

Species

The genus Austrothemis includes only one species:[2][5]

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. Ris, F. (1912). "Libellulinen 6". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. 14. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 701–836 [738]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9676277. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Genus Austrothemis Ris, 1912". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrothemis. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 282. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  4. 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. pp. 278. ISBN 0643051368. 
  5. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 

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