Biology:Podopteryx selysi

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Treehole flatwing
Treehole Flatwing f7 3640.jpg
Female, north Queensland
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Argiolestidae
Genus: Podopteryx
Species:
P. selysi
Binomial name
Podopteryx selysi
(Förster, 1899)[2]
Podopteryx selysi distribution map.svg

Podopteryx selysi is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae,[3] commonly known as a treehole flatwing.[4] It can be found in coastal northern Australia and New Guinea, where its larvae live in water-filled holes in tree trunks in rainforest.[5]

Podopteryx selysi is a very large damselfly, black-metallic in colour with white to pink markings on its head and body.[4] Like other members of the family Argiolestidae, it rests with its wings outspread.[6]

Unusually, and possibly uniquely for a damselfly, the hindwings of Podopteryx selysi are longer than its forewings. For other damselflies, forewings are usually marginally longer than hindwings.

Gallery

  • Tip of female tail. Note the egg still in her ovipositor.

  • Tip of male tail

  • Female wings

  • Male wings

  • Australian Museum specimen

See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2020). "Podopteryx selysi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T87532918A176958418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T87532918A176958418.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/87532918/176958418. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ Förster, G. (1899). "Contributions à la faune odonatologique Indo-Australe" (in fr). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 43: 63–72 [70]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35620959. 
  3. ↑ "Species Podopteryx selysi (Förster, 1899)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Podopteryx_selysi. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 58. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6. 
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 233. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf. 
  6. ↑ 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. 

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