Synlestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Synlestidae.[2] Species of Synlestes are large damselflies, metallic green to dark bronze or black in colour with white, yellow or orange markings.[3] Unlike many other damselflies, they often rest with their wings partly or fully spread.[3] The genus is endemic to eastern Australia, where its species inhabit streams and rivers, particularly in forested habitats.[3][4]
Species
The genus Synlestes includes the following species:[5]
- Synlestes selysi Tillyard, 1917 – forest needle
- Synlestes tropicus Tillyard, 1917 – tropical needle
- Synlestes weyersii Selys, 1868 – bronze needle
Etymology
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.[1][6]
References
- ^ a b Selys-Longchamps, E. (1869). “Les névroptères de Port Denison. in, Comptes-rendus des séances de la société entomologique de Belgique : Assemblée mensuelle du 4 avril 1868”. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) (in French). 11: lxxiv-lxxviii [lxxvi] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ “Genus Synlestes Selys, 1869″. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. “World Odonata List”. OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- ^ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia’s Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.