Biology:Labidiosticta

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Labidiosticta is a monotypic genus of damselflies belonging to the family Isostictidae.[1] The single species of this genus, Labidiosticta vallisi,[2] commonly known as a large wiretail,[3] is endemic to eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and rivers.[4]

Labidiosticta vallisi is a large dragonfly, that is a dull, dark bronze in colour.[4]

Etymology

The genus name Labidiosticta is derived from the Greek λαβίδιον (labidion, "small forceps" or "tweezers") and στικτός (stiktos, "spotted" or "marked"). The suffix -sticta is commonly used in names of taxa within the subfamily Isostictinae.[5][6]

In 1955, F. C. Fraser named the species vallisi, an eponym honouring Eliah Close ("Closie") Vallis (1890-1965), collector of the type specimen.[7][8][9]

  • Female Labidiosticta vallisi wings
    Female Labidiosticta vallisi wings
  • Male Labidiosticta vallisi wings
    Male Labidiosticta vallisi wings

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Labidiosticta Watson, 1991". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Labidiosticta. 
  2. ↑ "Species Labidiosticta vallisi (Fraser, 1955)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Labidiosticta_vallisi. 
  3. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 0-643-05136-8. 
  5. ↑ Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". in Watson, J.A.L.. The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 20–51 [20]. ISBN 0-643-05136-8. http://www.publish.csiro.au/book/6594/. 
  6. ↑ Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 145 (443 & 444): 34–53 [43]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46371079. 
  7. ↑ Fraser, F.C. (1955). "A new isostictine dragonfly from Australia with some remarks on the subfamily Isostictinae nov. (Odon., Protoneuridae)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 91: 227–230 [227]. 
  8. ↑ 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. 
  9. ↑ Hämäläinen, Matti (9 February 2016). "Catalogue of individuals commemorated in the scientific names of extant dragonflies, including lists of all available eponymous species-group and genus-group names – Revised edition". International Dragonfly Fund Report 92: 1–132. ISSN 1435-3393. https://dragonflyfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IDF_Report_92_Haemaelaeinen_2016.pdf. 

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