Biology:Synlestidae
The Synlestidae are a family of damselflies[1][2] commonly known as sylphs or malachites.[3] They occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, Asia and the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean.[4]
Description
These damselflies are 21 to 36 millimeters long, with slender abdomens.[3] Species are generally metallic green to brown-tinged black in color.[5]
Biology
Damselflies of this family are predators. The nymphs live in rivers and streams, and can be found in stagnant pools during the dry season.[3]
Systematics
There are nine extant genera. There are also several extinct genera known from fossils.[4]
Genera include:
- Chlorolestes Selys, 1862
- Chorismagrion Morton, 1914
- Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 1937
- Episynlestes Kennedy, 1920
- Megalestes Selys, 1862
- Nubiolestes Fraser, 1945
- Phylolestes Christiansen, 1947
- Sinolestes Needham, 1930
- Synlestes Selys, 1868
Etymology
The family name Synlestidae is derived from the type genus Synlestes, with the standard zoological suffix -idae used for animal families. The genus name Synlestes is derived from the Greek σύν (syn, "together"), combined with Lestes, a genus name derived from the Greek λῃστής (lēstēs, "robber"), indicating resemblance to that genus.[6]
References
- ↑ "Family SYNLESTIDAE". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2014. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Synlestidae.
- ↑ Dijkstra, K.D.B. (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)". Zootaxa 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. http://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/viewFile/zootaxa.3703.1.9/4279.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Synlestidae. Identification & Ecology of Australian Freshwater Invertebrates. Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vasilenko, D. V. (2005). New damselflies (Odonata: Synlestidae, Hemiphlebiidae) from the Mesozoic Transbaikalian locality of Chernovskie Kopi. Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 39(3), 280-83.
- ↑ Synlestidae. Australian Insect Families. CSIRO, 2016.
- ↑ 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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