Eurysticta kununurra is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae,[3] commonly known as a Kimberley pin.[4] It has been recorded in the Kimberley region in Western Australia, where it inhabits rivers.[5]
| Kimberley pin | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Isostictidae |
| Genus: | Eurysticta |
| Species: | E. kununurra |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurysticta kununurra | |
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Eurysticta kununurra is a small to medium-sized damselfly, pale brown in colour with a pair of bronze-green bands on its back behind its head.[4]
Etymology
editThe genus name Eurysticta is derived from the Greek εὐρύς (eurys, "wide" or "broad") and στικτός (stiktos, "spotted" or "marked"). The suffix -sticta is commonly used in names of taxa within the subfamily Isostictinae.[6]
The species name kununurra is named for Kununurra, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, the type locality.[2][6]
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Female wings
Male wings
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2019). "Eurysticta kununurra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T14675451A59256783. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T14675451A59256783.en. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- 1 2 Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (eds.). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 20–51 [31]. ISBN 0643051368.
- ↑ "Species Eurysticta kununurra Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- 1 2 Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 145 (443 & 444): 34–53 [40, 43]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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