Biology:Oristicta

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Oristicta is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Isostictidae.[1] It is endemic to north-eastern Australia.[2] Species of Orosticta are slender, medium-sized damselflies with a dull colouring.[3]

Species

The genus Oristicta includes the following species:[4][5]

Etymology

The genus name Oristicta is derived from the Greek ὄρος (oros, "mountain") and στικτός (stiktos, "spotted" or "marked"). The suffix -sticta is commonly used in names of taxa within the subfamily Isostictinae. The type species was discovered near the summit of Mount Cook, near Cooktown, Queensland.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Oristicta Tillyard, 1913". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Oristicta. 
  2. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 230. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf. 
  3. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 78. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  4. ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Burwell, Chris J (20 September 2017). "A second species of Oristicta Tillyard (Odonata: Isostictidae)". Zootaxa 4323 (1): 83–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4323.1.6. 
  6. ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 404–479 [438]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22352. Bibcode: 1913PLSNS..37..404T. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2903670. 
  7. ↑ Endersby, Ian (2012). "Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S.". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 134: 1-16. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/LIN/article/view/5941. 

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