Biology:Eusynthemis

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Eusynthemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae.[1] They are commonly known as tigertails. Species of this genus are found mostly in Australia[2] with one species, Eusynthemis frontalis, found in the Solomon Islands.[3]

Species

The genus Eusynthemis includes these species:[4]

Taxonomic history

In 1903, Förster established Eusynthemis as a subgenus of Synthemis, designating Synthemis brevistyla Selys as the type species.[9]

In 1910, Tillyard proposed a new genus, Metathemis, to include four species previously placed in Synthemis: S. brevistyla, S. virgula, S. guttata and S. nigra.[10]

In 1949, Lieftinck synonymised Metathemis with Eusynthemis, recognising that both names referred to the same taxonomic group.[3]

The name Eusynthemis has since been retained as the valid genus.[1]

As a result of this synonymy, species originally described under Metathemis, including names such as Metathemis guttata and its subspecies (e.g. Metathemis guttata aurolineata), are now treated as belonging to Eusynthemis.[1]

Etymology

The genus name Eusynthemis combines the Greek εὖ (eu, "well") with Synthemis, an existing genus of dragonflies, referring to a more developed form compared with other members of Synthemis.[9][11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Genus Eusynthemis Förster, 1903". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Eusynthemis. 
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978 1 48631 374 7. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lieftinck, M.A. (1949). "Synopsis of the Odonate fauna of the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands". Treubia 20 (2): 319–374 [359]. doi:10.14203/treubia.v20i2.2632. 
  4. ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  5. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis aurolineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163579A5618499.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163579/5618499. 
  6. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis netta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163560A5616186.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163560/5616186. 
  7. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis tillyardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163531A5612316.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163531/5612316. 
  8. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis ursula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163569A5617241.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163569/5617241. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Förster, F. (1903). "Odonaten aus Neu-Guinea III" (in German). Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica) 1 (2): 509-554 [515]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56377387. 
  10. ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1910). "Monograph of the genus Synthemis. (Neuroptera: Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 35: 312-377 [368]. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2904510. 
  11. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283318421_The_Naming_of_Australia's_Dragonflies. 

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