Biology:Miniargiolestes

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Short description: Genus of damselflies

Stream flatwing
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Megapodagrionidae
Genus: Miniargiolestes
Theischinger, 1998[3]
Species:
M. minimus
Binomial name
Miniargiolestes minimus
(Tillyard, 1908)[2]
Miniargiolestes minimus distribution map.svg

Miniargiolestes is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Megapodagrionidae.[4] The single species of this genus, Miniargiolestes minimus,[5] commonly known as a stream flatwing,[6] is a small damselfly, metallic black to green in colour with white markings.[6] It is endemic to south-western Australia, where it inhabits streams.[7]

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See also

  • List of Odonata species of Australia

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Miniargiolestes minimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T87532887A87534041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87532887A87534041.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/87532887/87534041. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "The dragonflies of south-western Australia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: 719–742 [735]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19585. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6383880. 
  3. Theischinger, G. (1998). "Supra-specific diversity in Australian "Argiolestes" (Odonata: Zygoptera: Megapodagrionidae)". Stapfia 55: 613–621 [615]. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/STAPFIA_0055_0613-0621.pdf. 
  4. "Genus Miniargiolestes Theischinger, 1998". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Miniargiolestes. 
  5. "Species Miniargiolestes minimus (Tillyard, 1908)". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Miniargiolestes_minimus. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 46. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  7. 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 978-0643051362. 

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