Archiargiolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Argiolestidae.[2] Species of Archiargiolestes are small, black metallic damselflies with pale markings, endemic to south-western Australia,[3] where they inhabit swampy areas.[4]
| Archiargiolestes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Argiolestidae |
| Genus: | Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 1925[1] |
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Etymology
editThe genus name Archiargiolestes is derived from the Greek ἀρχή (archē, "beginning") combined with Argiolestes, an existing genus of damselflies. In his description of Archiargiolestes, Kennedy wrote that it was "one of the very primitive and generalized genera of the Megapodagrioninae".[1][5]
Species
editThe genus Archiargiolestes includes the following species:[6]
- Archiargiolestes parvulus (Watson, 1977) - midget flatwing
- Archiargiolestes pusillissimus Kennedy, 1925 - tiny flatwing
- Archiargiolestes pusillus (Tillyard, 1908) - little flatwing
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 Kennedy, C.H. (1925). "New genera of Megapodagrioninae, with notes on the subfamily". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. 67: 291–311 [291] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Genus Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 1925". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. 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.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
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